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Introduced
In Committee
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
Introduced Session
112th Congress
Bill Summary
Amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to repeal provisions establishing and appropriating funds to the Prevention and Public Health Fund (a Fund to provide for expanded and sustained national investment in prevention and public health programs to improve health and help restrain the rate of growth in private and public sector health care costs). Rescinds any unobligated balances appropriated to such Fund. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to post a notice of such rescission and the amounts of funds rescinded on the public HHS website within 10 days of enactment of this Act.
AI Summary
This bill proposes to eliminate the Prevention and Public Health Fund, which was established by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (often referred to as Obamacare) to support national efforts in preventing diseases and promoting public health, with the goal of improving overall health and slowing the growth of healthcare costs. The bill would cancel any money allocated to this fund that has not yet been spent, and the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) would be required to publicly announce the rescinded amounts on the HHS website within ten days of the bill becoming law.
Committee Categories
Business and Industry, Health and Social Services
Sponsors (4)
Last Action
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (on 04/14/2011)
Official Document
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| Document Type | Source Location | Created |
|---|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/1217/all-info | 04/25/2013 |
| Vote | clerk.house.gov/evs/2011/roll261.xml | 05/02/2013 |
| Vote | clerk.house.gov/evs/2011/roll262.xml | 05/02/2013 |
| Vote | clerk.house.gov/evs/2011/roll263.xml | 05/02/2013 |
| Vote | clerk.house.gov/evs/2011/roll264.xml | 05/02/2013 |
| BillText | http://gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-112hr1217rh/pdf/BILLS-112hr1217rh.pdf | 04/26/2013 |
| BillText | http://gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-112hr1217eh/pdf/BILLS-112hr1217eh.pdf | 04/26/2013 |
| BillText | http://gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-112hr1217ih/pdf/BILLS-112hr1217ih.pdf | 04/26/2013 |
| Bill | http://gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-112hr1217eh/pdf/BILLS-112hr1217eh.pdf.pdf | 02/01/2013 |
| Bill | http://gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-112hr1217ih/pdf/BILLS-112hr1217ih.pdf.pdf | 02/01/2013 |
| Bill | http://gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-112hr1217rh/pdf/BILLS-112hr1217rh.pdf.pdf | 02/01/2013 |
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