3.0.0 81 2022-11-15T16:32:28Z 2022-11-15T16:32:28Z House H HR 2013-01-03 113 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mrs. CHRISTENSEN:H.R. 81.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:The constitutional authority on which this bill rests isthe power of Congress to enact bills pursuant to clause 1 ofsection 8 of article I of the Constitution. Pursuant to thisclause, Congress has the authority to ``provide for the....general welfare of the United States.'' Included in theconcept of `general welfare' is Congress's authority to spendmoney to provide for the health of the citizenry.[Page H35]]]> hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2013-01-04T19:27:17Z Referred to 2013-01-03T16:09:20Z 2013-01-04 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2013-01-03 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2013-01-03 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2013-01-03 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress C000380 Del. Christensen, Donna M. [D-VI-At Large] DONNA CHRISTENSEN D VI M. N Health American Samoa Caribbean area Comprehensive health care District of Columbia Guam Health care costs and insurance Health care coverage and access Northern Mariana Islands Puerto Rico U.S. territories and protectorates Virgin Islands Health

00 2013-01-03 Introduced in House 2013-01-07T20:47:43Z Amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to extend to U.S. territories a program requiring the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish a temporary high risk health insurance pool program to provide health insurance coverage to eligible individuals with a preexisting condition.

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