Preserving Patients' Choices Act

Bill: 112-hr-556
Sponsor: Rep. McCotter, Thaddeus G. [R-MI-11]
Introduced: 2011-02-08 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Appropriations
Budget deficits and national debt
Computers and information technology
Department of Health and Human Services
Executive agency funding and structure
Health care quality
Health information and medical records
Health programs administration and funding
Medical research
Research administration and funding
Research and development

Summary:
action_date: 2011-02-08
text: 
Preserving Patients' Choices Act - Repeals provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act providing for the establishment and funding of the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute to identify priorities for, and establish, update, and carry out, a national comparative outcomes research project agenda. Restores provisions of law as if such provisions had not been enacted. Rescinds the unobligated balance of funds made available for such Institute.
 
Repeals the health information technology provisions of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA). Restores provisions of law as if such provisions had not been enacted. Rescinds all unobligated balances remaining available for the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology.
 
Requires the total amount rescinded by this Act to be deposited in the Treasury to pay down the national debt.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-02-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology and Innovation.
action_date: 2011-02-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2011-02-08
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Appropriations, Ways and Means, Science, Space, and Technology, 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.
action_date: 2011-02-08
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Appropriations, Ways and Means, Science, Space, and Technology, 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.
action_date: 2011-02-08
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Appropriations, Ways and Means, Science, Space, and Technology, 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.
action_date: 2011-02-08
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Appropriations, Ways and Means, Science, Space, and Technology, 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.
action_date: 2011-02-08
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Appropriations, Ways and Means, Science, Space, and Technology, 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.
action_date: 2011-02-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-02-08
text: Introduced in House