[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3700 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3700

To establish requirements for any health reform legislation enacted by 
        the Congress or the President during the 111th Congress.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 1, 2009

    Mr. Gingrey of Georgia introduced the following bill; which was 
            referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
To establish requirements for any health reform legislation enacted by 
        the Congress or the President during the 111th Congress.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Health Care Bill of Rights Act'' or 
``10 Prescriptions for a Healthy America Act''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITIONS.

    The Congress and the President shall not enact health reform 
legislation that--
            (1) includes government-run health insurance;
            (2) reduces benefits for seniors under the Medicare 
        program;
            (3) increases the Federal deficit;
            (4) imposes new taxes;
            (5) allows the Federal Government to ration care;
            (6) imposes--
                    (A) a mandate on individuals to purchase health 
                care coverage; or
                    (B) a mandate on employers to provide health care 
                coverage; or
            (7) provides taxpayer-funded health insurance to illegal 
        immigrants.

SEC. 3. REQUIREMENTS.

    The Congress and the President shall enact health reform 
legislation on or before December 31, 2009, that--
            (1) protects individuals with pre-existing conditions;
            (2) reforms medical liability law and curbs abusive 
        litigation; and
            (3) reduces the overall cost of health care for all.
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