HEALTH CARE COST REDUCTION ACT

Amendments

Enact (H.R. 436), H3601 [7JN]

——— consideration (H. Res. 679), H3598 [7JN]

Bills and resolutions

Enact (H.R. 436): consideration (see H. Res. 679), H3577 [6JN]

Letters

Provisions: Charles M. Loveless, American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, H3605 [7JN]

——— Christopher W. Hansen, American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, Inc., Shereen Arent, American Diabetes Association, and Mark A. Schoeberl, American Heart Association, H3605 [7JN]

——— DeAnn Friedholm, Consumers Union, H3603 [7JN]

——— Ethan Rome, Health Care for America Now (organization), H3604 [7JN]

——— Judy Waxman and Joan Entmacher, National Women’s Law Center, H3603 [7JN]

——— Ronald F. Pollack, Families USA (organization), H3605 [7JN]

——— Walter J. Humann, OsteoMed Inc., H3592 [7JN]

Motions

Enact (H.R. 436), H3616 [7JN]

Press releases

Consumer Groups Oppose H.R. 436, Health Care Cost Reduction Act, H3604 [7JN]

Remarks in House

Enact (H.R. 436), H3584, H3601–H3618 [7JN], H3797, H3798 [19JN], H6810 [17DE], E1025, E1031, E1035 [8JN], E1041 [12JN], E1052 [18JN], E1124 [21JN]

——— consideration (H. Res. 679), H3589–H3601 [7JN]

——— motion to recommit, H3616 [7JN]

Members of Congress: require Members who repeal Federal benefits for constituents to forfeit such benefits themselves, H3593, H3596, H3597 [7JN]

——— require Members who repeal health care benefits for constituents to forfeit such benefits themselves, H4806, H4807 [11JY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal amendments which disqualify expenses for over-the-counter drugs under health savings accounts and health flexible spending arrangements, H3584, H3591, H3593, H3594, H3601, H3605, H3606, H3609, H3611, H3613, H3614, H3616 [7JN], E1031 [8JN]

——— require health care exchange subsidy overpayments be repaid in full, H3601, H3604, H3606, H3607, H3610–H3615 [7JN], H4745 [10JY]

Taxation: increase participation in medical flexible spending arrangements, H3584, H3591, H3593, H3594, H3601, H3606, H3609, H3614, H3616 [7JN], E1031 [8JN]

——— prohibit tax benefit from repeal of excise tax on medical devices for companies that outsource jobs, H3616 [7JN]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (H.R. 436), S3829 [7JN], S3929 [11JN], S3931 [12JN]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal amendments which disqualify expenses for over-the-counter drugs under health savings accounts and health flexible spending arrangements, S3829 [7JN]

Reports filed

Consideration of H.R. 436, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 679) (H. Rept. 112–518), H3577 [6JN]

Statements

Provisions: Executive Office of the President, H3604 [7JN]

Summaries

Medical Device Industry Overstates Tax Impact: Bloomberg Finance L.P., H3595 [7JN]

Texts of

H. Res. 679, consideration of H.R. 436, provisions, H3589 [7JN]

H.R. 436, provisions, H3601 [7JN]