3.0.0 151 2023-01-11T13:21:03Z 2023-01-11T13:21:03Z House H HR 2011-01-05 112 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. PAUL:H.R. 151.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:The constitutionality of the seniors' Health Care FreedomAct is the Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution,which protects American citizens from having their rights tolife, liberty or property abridged without due process oflaw. Forcing seniors into a federal program they do not want,and fording them from forming private contracts, violatestheir right to liberty and property.[Page H46]]]> hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2011-02-01T21:28:03Z Referred to 2011-01-05T17:06:50Z hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing hswm02 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2011-01-14T18:29:05Z Referred to 2011-01-05T17:06:45Z 2011-02-01 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2011-01-14 hswm02 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2011-01-05 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2011-01-05 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2011-01-05 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1-2) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2011-01-05 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2011-01-05 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress P000583 Rep. Paul, Ron [R-TX-14] RON PAUL R TX 14 N Health Contracts and agency Medicare Social security and elderly assistance Health 00 2011-01-05 Introduced in House 2011-01-25T20:54:23Z Seniors' Health Care Freedom Act of 2010 [sic] - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to remove the affidavit requirement applicable to the use of private contracts with practitioners under Medicare.

Declares that no persons otherwise eligible for old-age benefits under Social Security shall be denied such benefits because of their voluntary refusal to participate in any part of the Medicare program.

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