I 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 371 
To repeal title I of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and 
to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for cooperative gov-
erning of individual health insurance coverage offered in interstate com-
merce. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 20, 2011 
Mrs. BLACKBURN (for herself, Mr. UPTON, Mr. PITTS, Mr. BARTON of Texas, 
Mr. BURGESS, Mrs. MYRICK, Mr. SHIMKUS, Mr. ROGERS of Michigan, 
Mr. STEARNS, Mr. SULLIVAN, Mr. MURPHY of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
GINGREY of Georgia, Mr. SCALISE, Mrs. BONO MACK, Mr. BASS of New 
Hampshire, Mr. BILBRAY, Mr. LATTA, Mrs. MCMORRIS RODGERS, Mr. 
HARPER, Mr. LANCE, Mr. CASSIDY, Mr. GUTHRIE, Mr. OLSON, Mr. 
MCKINLEY, Mr. GARDNER, Mr. POMPEO, Mr. KINZINGER of Illinois, Mr. 
ROE
of Tennessee, Mr. BROUN
of Georgia, Mr. BOUSTANY, Mr. 
CONAWAY, Mr. FLEMING, Mr. ISSA, Mr. PRICE of Georgia, Mr. SES-
SIONS, Mr. AKIN, Mr. BARTLETT, Mr. BROOKS, Mr. BUCSHON, Mr. 
CHABOT, 
Mr. 
COLE, 
Mr. 
CRAWFORD, 
Mr. 
DESJARLAIS, 
Mr. 
FARENTHOLD, Mr. FLEISCHMANN, Mr. FLORES, Mr. FRANKS of Arizona, 
Mr. GOHMERT, Ms. GRANGER, Mr. GUINTA, Mr. HARRIS, Mrs. 
HARTZLER, Mr. KING of Iowa, Mr. LAMBORN, Mrs. LUMMIS, Mr. MACK, 
Mr. MARCHANT, Mr. MCCLINTOCK, Mr. NEUGEBAUER, Mr. NUGENT, 
Mr. PEARCE, Mr. PAUL, Mr. POSEY, Mr. QUAYLE, Mrs. SCHMIDT, Mr. 
SCHWEIKERT, Mr. SOUTHERLAND, Mr. STUTZMAN, Mr. WALBERG, Mr. 
WALSH of Illinois, and Mr. WILSON of South Carolina) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Com-
merce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means and Edu-
cation and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall with-
in the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To repeal title I of the Patient Protection and Affordable 
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Care Act and to amend the Public Health Service Act 
to provide for cooperative governing of individual health 
insurance coverage offered in interstate commerce. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as ‘‘Health Care Choice Act 
of 2011’’. 
SEC. 2. SPECIFICATION OF CONSTITUTIONAL AUTHORITY 
FOR ENACTMENT OF LAW. 
This Act is enacted pursuant to the power granted 
Congress under article I, section 8, clause 3, of the United 
States Constitution. 
SEC. 3. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
(1) The application of numerous and significant 
variations in State law and the implementation of 
the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act im-
pacts the ability of insurers to offer, and individuals 
to obtain, affordable individual health insurance cov-
erage, thereby impeding commerce in individual 
health insurance coverage. 
(2) Mandates for health care coverage estab-
lished by title I of the Patient Protection and Af-
fordable Care Act will significantly elevate health in-
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