United States 112th Congress Status: Died 1 R cosponsors

HR 556 — Preserving Patients' Choices Act

Last action — Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology and Innovation.

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Summary

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 Requires the total amount rescinded by this Act to be deposited in the Treasury to pay down the national debt.

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Action History

  1. Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology and Innovation.

  2. Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

  3. Referred to House Budget

  4. Referred to House Science, Space, and Technology

  5. Referred to House Ways and Means

  6. Referred to House Appropriations

  7. Referred to House Energy and Commerce

  8. 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.

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 546 not signed on

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Not signed on (546)

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Subjects

healthcare health-insurance technology
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Frequently asked questions

What does HR 556 do?
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.
Who sponsors HR 556?
HR 556 is sponsored by Thaddeus McCotter (Republican).
What is the current status of HR 556?
This bill died with 112th Congress. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track HR 556?
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