Put Patients First Act

Bill: 116-hr-5036
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1]
Introduced: 2019-11-12
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures

Congressional oversight

Department of Health and Human Services

Employment discrimination and employee rights

Health personnel

Health programs administration and funding

Religion
Latest action: action_date: 2019-12-11
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H10033)

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-11-12
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Put Patients First Act</b><br> <br> This bill prohibits the application of the rule issued by the Department of Health and Human Services on May 21, 2019, that strengthens the enforcement of conscience and anti-discrimination laws related to the rights of covered health care providers to refuse to participate in certain procedures, such as abortions, sterilization, or assisted suicide.</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5036 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 12, 2019 Mr. Pappas (for himself, Ms. Lee of California , Mrs. Hayes , Ms. Norton , Mr. Casten of Illinois , Mr. Nadler , Mr. Thompson of Mississippi , Ms. Moore , Mr. Rush , Mr. Johnson of Georgia , Mr. Doggett , Mr. Cisneros , Mr. Welch , Ms. Tlaib , Ms. Shalala , Ms. Blunt Rochester , Mr. Espaillat , Ms. Escobar , Mr. Cohen , Ms. Speier , Ms. Pressley , Ms. Judy Chu of California , Mr. Pocan , Ms. Haaland , Mr. Smith of Washington , Ms. DeLauro , Mr. DeFazio , Mr. Blumenauer , Mr. Khanna , Ms. DeGette , Mr. Ryan , Ms. Meng , Ms. Sánchez , Ms. DelBene , Ms. Schakowsky , Mr. Carson of Indiana , Mr. Hastings , Mrs. Lee of Nevada , Mrs. Fletcher , Mr. Michael F. Doyle of Pennsylvania , Mr. Serrano , Mr. Cárdenas , Mrs. Napolitano , Mr. Engel , Mr. Soto , Ms. Bonamici , Mr. Trone , Mr. Sires , Ms. Roybal-Allard , Mr. Gomez , Mrs. Davis of California , Mr. Cooper , Mr. Kennedy , Mr. Foster , Ms. Schrier , Ms. Mucarsel-Powell , Ms. Frankel , Mr. DeSaulnier , Mrs. Lawrence , Miss Rice of New York , Mr. García of Illinois , Mr. Sherman , Ms. Bass , Mr. Payne , Ms. Velázquez , Mr. Takano , Ms. Kuster of New Hampshire , Mr. Schiff , Mr. Moulton , Mr. Sean Patrick Maloney of New York , Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York , Mr. Brendan F. Boyle of Pennsylvania , Mr. Larsen of Washington , Mrs. Demings , Ms. Sherrill , Ms. Wasserman Schultz , Ms. Jayapal , Ms. Brownley of California , Mrs. Lowey , Ms. Wexton , Mr. Quigley , Mr. Loebsack , Mr. Keating , Ms. Plaskett , Mr. Cicilline , Ms. McCollum , Ms. Kelly of Illinois , Mr. Gallego , Mr. Higgins of New York , Mr. Grijalva , Mr. Levin of Michigan , Mr. Raskin , Mrs. Watson Coleman , Ms. Jackson Lee , Mr. Crist , Mr. McNerney , Mrs. Trahan , and Mr. Kildee ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To prohibit the Secretary of Health and Human Services from taking any action to implement, enforce, or otherwise give effect to the final rule, entitled Protecting Statutory Conscience Rights in Health Care; Delegations of Authority .

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Put Patients First Act . 2. Prohibiting implementation of final rule Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Health and Human Services may not take any action to implement, enforce, or otherwise give effect to the final rule, entitled “Protecting Statutory Conscience Rights in Health Care; Delegations of Authority” (84 Fed. Reg. 23170–23272, May 21, 2019).