3.0.0 4224 2022-03-02T05:33:29Z 2022-03-02T05:33:29Z House H HR 2012-03-20 112 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. BROUN of Georgia:H.R. 4224.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 [the Spending Clause] of theUnited States Constitution states that `The Congress shallhave Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts andExcises, to pay for Debts and provide for the common Defenceand general Welfare of the United States.' This bill restoresthe proper balance of power between the federal and stategovernments as intended under the 10th Amendment to theConstitution by devolving the responsibilities related tohealth care to the states and individuals.It reinforces the founding constitutional principle thatstate governments and individuals are properly situated withattending to their own health, safety, and general welfare.[Page H1427]]]> hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing hsed02 Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee Referred to 2012-09-26T18:30:38Z Referred to 2012-03-20T14:01:05Z hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing hsii24 Indian and Insular Affairs Subcommittee Referred to 2012-04-02T19:09:40Z Referred to 2012-03-20T14:01:15Z hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju03 Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet Subcommittee Referred to 2012-03-26T14:41:43Z hsju10 Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee Referred to 2012-03-26T14:41:21Z Referred to 2012-03-20T14:01:10Z hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing hswm02 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2012-03-22T13:40:35Z Referred to 2012-03-20T14:01:00Z hsha00 Committee on House Administration House Standing Referred to 2012-03-20T14:01:30Z hsap00 Appropriations Committee House Standing Referred to 2012-03-20T14:01:25Z hsru00 Rules Committee House Standing Referred to 2012-03-20T14:01:20Z hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing Referred to 2012-03-20T14:00:53Z 2012-09-26 hsed02 Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions. Committee 2012-04-02 hsii24 Indian and Insular Affairs Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee Indian and Alaska Native Affairs. Committee 2012-03-26 hsju03 Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Commercial and Administrative Law. Committee 2012-03-26 hsju10 Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution. Committee 2012-03-22 hswm02 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2012-03-20 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Education and the Workforce, the Judiciary, Natural Resources, Rules, Appropriations, and House Administration, 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 hsha00 Committee on House Administration 2012-03-20 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Education and the Workforce, the Judiciary, Natural Resources, Rules, Appropriations, and House Administration, 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 hsap00 Appropriations Committee 2012-03-20 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Education and the Workforce, the Judiciary, Natural Resources, Rules, Appropriations, and House Administration, 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 hsru00 Rules Committee 2012-03-20 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Education and the Workforce, the Judiciary, Natural Resources, Rules, Appropriations, and House Administration, 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 hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2012-03-20 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Education and the Workforce, the Judiciary, Natural Resources, Rules, Appropriations, and House Administration, 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 hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2012-03-20 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Education and the Workforce, the Judiciary, Natural Resources, Rules, Appropriations, and House Administration, 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 hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 2012-03-20 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Education and the Workforce, the Judiciary, Natural Resources, Rules, Appropriations, and House Administration, 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 2012-03-20 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Education and the Workforce, the Judiciary, Natural Resources, Rules, Appropriations, and House Administration, 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 2012-03-20 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2012-03-20 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress B001262 Rep. Broun, Paul C. [R-GA-10] Paul Broun R GA C. 10 N Health Administrative remedies Comprehensive health care Congressional oversight Emergency medical services and trauma care Employee benefits and pensions Government studies and investigations Health care costs and insurance Health care coverage and access Health personnel Income tax deductions Income tax exclusion Intergovernmental relations Medical tests and diagnostic methods Medicare Prescription drugs Sales and excise taxes Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations State and local government operations Health 00 2012-03-20 Introduced in House 2012-05-15T20:29:42Z Offering Patients True Individualized Options Now Act of 2012 or the OPTION Act of 2012 - Repeals Title I of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (provisions related to health insurance and health coverage expansion) and any amendments to such provisions made by the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010. Restores provisions of law amended or repealed by such provisions.

Amends Internal Revenue Code provisions relating to health savings accounts (HSAs) to: (1) eliminate the high deductible health plan coverage requirement for HSA participants, (2) increase to $10,000 the maximum dollar amount of the tax deduction for payments to an HSA, and (3) permit Medicare (title XVIII of the Social Security Act) eligible individuals to contribute to an HSA.

Permits: (1) the tax deduction for medical expenses without the gross income percentage limitation, and (2) physicians a tax credit for providing charity care.

Extends continuation coverage under COBRA (health insurance continuation benefits under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985).

Amends title II (Federal Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance Benefits) of the Social Security Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish a procedure to enroll a Medicare Part A beneficiary in the Medicare Reform Premium Assistance Program to buy private health insurance.

Amends Medicare provisions to allow certified medical professionals to assess the nature and extent of an emergency room patient's illness or injury to determine whether an emergency medical condition exists.

Amends the Public Health Service Act to allow the sale and purchase of health insurance policies across state lines. Sets forth requirements for and restrictions on such policies.

]]> OPTION Act of 2012 Short Titles as Introduced OPTION Act of 2012 Short Titles as Introduced Offering Patients True Individualized Options Now Act of 2012 Official Title as Introduced To repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the percentage floor on medical expense deductions, expand the use of tax-preferred health care accounts, and establish a charity care credit, to amend the Social Security Act to create a Medicare Premium Assistance Program and reform EMTALA requirements, and to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for cooperative governing of individual and group health insurance coverage offered in interstate commerce. Display Title OPTION Act of 2012 Introduced in House 2012-03-20T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112hr4224ih/xml/BILLS-112hr4224ih.xml 2012-09-26 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.