Fair Care Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-1332
Sponsor: Rep. Westerman, Bruce [R-AR-4]
Introduced: 2019-02-25 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Abortion
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Advisory bodies
Aging
Appropriations
Civil actions and liability
Competition and antitrust
Congressional oversight
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Department of Health and Human Services
Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation
Employee benefits and pensions
Evidence and witnesses
Executive agency funding and structure
Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government studies and investigations
Government trust funds
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Health care quality
Health facilities and institutions
Health information and medical records
Health personnel
Health programs administration and funding
Health technology, devices, supplies
Home and outpatient care
Income tax credits
Income tax deductions
Income tax rates
Inflation and prices
Intergovernmental relations
Judicial review and appeals
Medicare
Prescription drugs
Research administration and funding
Sales and excise taxes
State and local finance
State and local government operations
State and local taxation
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
Tax-exempt organizations
User charges and fees
Women's health

Summary:
action_date: 2019-02-25
text: 

Fair Care Act of 2019

 
 This bill addresses the health care system, including Medicare, Medicaid, the private health insurance market, and the prescription drug approval process. The bill also revises tax provisions related to certain health care costs and establishes requirements for lawsuits involving health care provided, at least in part, through a federal program or with federal funds.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-02-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-02-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
action_date: 2019-02-25
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, the Judiciary, Oversight and Reform, Education and Labor, Rules, the Budget, Armed Services, and House Administration, 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: 2019-02-25
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, the Judiciary, Oversight and Reform, Education and Labor, Rules, the Budget, Armed Services, and House Administration, 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: 2019-02-25
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, the Judiciary, Oversight and Reform, Education and Labor, Rules, the Budget, Armed Services, and House Administration, 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: 2019-02-25
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, the Judiciary, Oversight and Reform, Education and Labor, Rules, the Budget, Armed Services, and House Administration, 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: 2019-02-25
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, the Judiciary, Oversight and Reform, Education and Labor, Rules, the Budget, Armed Services, and House Administration, 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: 2019-02-25
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, the Judiciary, Oversight and Reform, Education and Labor, Rules, the Budget, Armed Services, and House Administration, 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: 2019-02-25
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, the Judiciary, Oversight and Reform, Education and Labor, Rules, the Budget, Armed Services, and House Administration, 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: 2019-02-25
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, the Judiciary, Oversight and Reform, Education and Labor, Rules, the Budget, Armed Services, and House Administration, 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: 2019-02-25
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, the Judiciary, Oversight and Reform, Education and Labor, Rules, the Budget, Armed Services, and House Administration, 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: 2019-02-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-02-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-02-25
text: Introduced in House