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        <fullName>Rep. McCotter, Thaddeus G. [R-MI-11]</fullName>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p>Freedom from Rationed Health Care Act - Repeals provisions of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 making appropriations for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality and for the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology and rescinds any unobligated balances of funds made available under such provisions.</p> <p>Repeals specified provisions of such Act: (1) establishing a Federal Coordinating Council for Comparative Effectiveness Research; and (2) concerning heath information technology, including provisions establishing the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology and the HIT Policy Committee. </p> <p>Requires that amounts rescinded under this Act be deposited in the Treasury to pay down the national debt.</p>]]></text>
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