US HB596 | 2015-2016 | 114th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 113-0)
Status: Engrossed on February 4 2015 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2015-04-24 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Engrossed on February 4 2015 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2015-04-24 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
To repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and health care-related provisions in the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, and for other purposes. (Sec. 1) This bill repeals the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the health care provisions of the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010. The repeal is effective 180 days after enactment of this Act. Provisions of law amended by the repealed provisions are restored. (Sec. 2) The budgetary effects of this bill must not be entered on the PAYGO scorecards maintained by the Office of Management and Budget. (Sec. 3) The Committees on Education and the Workforce, Energy and Commerce, the Judiciary, and Ways and Means of the House of Representatives must report legislation within each committee's jurisdiction with provisions that: foster economic growth and private sector job creation; lower health care premiums; preserve a patient's ability to keep their health plan; provide people with preexisting conditions access to affordable health coverage; reform the medical liability system to reduce unnecessary health care spending; increase the number of insured Americans; protect the doctor-patient relationship; provide states greater flexibility to administer Medicaid programs while reducing costs; expand incentives to encourage personal responsibility for health care coverage and costs; prohibit taxpayer funding of abortions and provide conscience protections for health care providers; eliminate duplicative government programs and wasteful spending; or do not accelerate the growth of entitlement programs or increase the tax burden on Americans.
Title
To repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and health care-related provisions in the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, and for other purposes.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2015-02-03 - House - On Passage (Y: 239 N: 186 NV: 8 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-02-03 - House - On Motion to Recommit with Instructions (Y: 179 N: 241 NV: 13 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
House - On Agreeing to the Resolution (Y: 242 N: 178 NV: 13 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-02-03 - House - On Motion to Recommit with Instructions (Y: 179 N: 241 NV: 13 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
House - On Agreeing to the Resolution (Y: 242 N: 178 NV: 13 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2015-04-24 | Senate | Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training. |
| 2015-04-24 | Senate | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions . |
| 2015-02-05 | Senate | Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 14. |
| 2015-02-04 | Senate | Received in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time. |
| 2015-02-03 | House | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. |
| 2015-02-03 | House | On passage Passed by recorded vote: 239 - 186 (Roll no. 58). (text: CR H723) |
| 2015-02-03 | House | On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 179 - 241 (Roll no. 57). |
| 2015-02-03 | House | The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection. (consideration: CR H741) |
| 2015-02-03 | House | DEBATE - The House proceeded with up to 10 minutes of debate on the DeSaulnier motion to recommit with instructions pending reservation of a point order. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the bill to be reported back to the House with an amendment to ensure that the Affordable Care Act cannot be repealed if: (1) insurance companies are once again allowed to discriminate based on pre-existing conditions or gender; (2) premiums or out-of-pocket costs increase for Medicare part D patients; or (3) middle class families are forced to pay a tax increase due to the loss of premium tax credits. Subsequently, the reservation of a point of order was withdrawn. |
| 2015-02-03 | House | Mr. DeSaulnier moved to recommit with instructions to the Committee on Ways and Means. (consideration: CR H740-741; text: CR H740) |
| 2015-02-03 | House | The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule. (consideration: CR H740) |
| 2015-02-03 | House | DEBATE - The House proceeded with 90 minutes of debate on H.R. 596. |
| 2015-02-03 | House | Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 596 with 1 hour and 30 minutes of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. Bill is closed to amendments. The amendment printed in the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution shall be considered as adopted. |
| 2015-02-03 | House | Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 70. (consideration: CR H723-742) |
| 2015-02-03 | House | Rule H. Res. 70 passed House. |
| 2015-02-02 | House | Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 70 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 596 with 1 hour and 30 minutes of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. Bill is closed to amendments. The amendment printed in the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution shall be considered as adopted. |
| 2015-02-02 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. |
| 2015-01-30 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. |
| 2015-01-29 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs. |
| 2015-01-28 | House | Referred to House Budget |
| 2015-01-28 | House | Referred to House Appropriations |
| 2015-01-28 | House | Referred to House Administration |
| 2015-01-28 | House | Referred to House Rules |
| 2015-01-28 | House | Referred to House Natural Resources |
| 2015-01-28 | House | Referred to House Judiciary |
| 2015-01-28 | House | Referred to House Ways and Means |
| 2015-01-28 | House | Referred to House Education and the Workforce |
| 2015-01-28 | House | Referred to House Energy and Commerce |
| 2015-01-28 | House | Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, Ways and Means, the Judiciary, Natural Resources, Rules, House Administration, Appropriations, and the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. |
| 2015-01-28 | House | Introduced in House |
Same As/Similar To
HB370 (Related) 2015-04-29 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
HR70 (Related) 2015-02-03 - On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by recorded vote: 242 - 178 (Roll no. 55). (text: CR H713)
HR70 (Related) 2015-02-03 - On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by recorded vote: 242 - 178 (Roll no. 55). (text: CR H713)
Subjects
Abortion
Budget deficits and national debt
Civil actions and liability
Comprehensive health care
Economic performance and conditions
Executive agency funding and structure
General health and health care finance matters
Health
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Health personnel
Medicaid
Religion
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
Budget deficits and national debt
Civil actions and liability
Comprehensive health care
Economic performance and conditions
Executive agency funding and structure
General health and health care finance matters
Health
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Health personnel
Medicaid
Religion
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
