An act entitled The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

This is the Senate's health care bill, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. The Senate is co-opting this bill as a vehicle for passage of their reform and will change the text of this unrelated bill in whole in the coming weeks. They do this because the Constitution requires all revenue bills to start in the House, and their health reform plan involves revenue. So they have chosen to work off of a bill that started in the House, even if that bill is unrelated.

Overview Sponsor: Rep. Charles Rangel [D-NY15]show cosponsors (40) Cosponsors: Xavier Becerra [D-CA31] Shelley Berkley [D-NV1] Earl Blumenauer [D-OR3] Virginia Brown-Waite [R-FL5] Joe Courtney [D-CT2] Joseph Crowley [D-NY7] Artur Davis [D-AL7] Danny Davis [D-IL7] Lloyd Doggett [D-TX25] Bob Etheridge [D-NC2] Bob Filner [D-CA51] Al Green [D-TX9] Luis Gutiérrez [D-IL4] Brian Higgins [D-NY27] Henry Johnson [D-GA4] Walter Jones [R-NC3] Steve Kagen [D-WI8] Ronald Kind [D-WI3] John Larson [D-CT1] Sander Levin [D-MI12] John Lewis [D-GA5] James McDermott [D-WA7] James McGovern [D-MA3] Kendrick Meek [D-FL17] Walter Minnick [D-ID1] Dennis Moore [D-KS3] Richard Neal [D-MA2] William Pascrell [D-NJ8] Gary Peters [D-MI9] Todd Platts [R-PA19] Earl Pomeroy [D-ND] Linda Sánchez [D-CA39] Allyson Schwartz [D-PA13] Ike Skelton [D-MO4] Fortney Stark [D-CA13] John Tanner [D-TN8] Michael Thompson [D-CA1] Dina Titus [D-NV3] Christopher Van Hollen [D-MD8] John Yarmuth [D-KY3] Text: Summary | Full Text Status: Introduced Sep 17, 2009 Referred to Committee View Committee Assignments Reported by Committee Oct 13, 2009 Amendments (506 proposed) View Amendments Passed House Oct 8, 2009 Passed Senate Dec 24, 2009 Differences Resolved ... Signed by President ... The bill may now proceed to a conference committee of senators and representatives to work out differences in the versions of the bill each chamber approved. The bill then goes to the President before becoming law. [Last Updated: Jan 6, 2010 3:30AM] Last Action: Dec 29, 2009: Message on Senate action sent to the House. Other Titles: -- Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act of 2009 -- Catalyst to Better Diabetes Care Act of 2009 -- CLASS Act -- Community Living Assistance Services and Supports Act -- Congenital Heart Futures Act -- Cures Acceleration Network Act of 2009 -- EARLY Act -- Elder Justice Act of 2009 -- ENHANCED Act of 2009 -- Establishing a Network of Health-Advancing National Centers of Excellence for Depression Act of 2009 -- Young Women's Breast Health Education and Awareness Requires Learning Young Act of 2009 Related: See the Related Legislation page for other bills related to this one and a list of subject terms that have been applied to this bill. Sometimes the text of one bill or resolution is incorporated into another, and in those cases the original bill or resolution, as it would appear here, would seem to be abandoned. Votes: Oct 8, 2009: This bill passed in the House of Representatives by roll call vote. The vote was held under a suspension of the rules to cut debate short and pass the bill, needing a two-thirds majority. This usually occurs for non-controversial legislation. The totals were 416 Ayes, 0 Nays, 16 Present/Not Voting. Vote Details. You are not tracking any senators or representatives. To see their votes here, look up a Member of Congress. Dec 24, 2009: This bill passed in the Senate by roll call vote. The totals were 60 Ayes, 39 Nays, 1 Present/Not Voting. Vote Details. You are not tracking any senators or representatives. To see their votes here, look up a Member of Congress. View all 35 votes on this bill.

Question & Answer Can you answer any of these questions posed by other users? Think of it as a civic good deed. See 7 more questions posed on this topic or submit your own question on the Q&A page. Enter your question. Tips: Be clear and precise. No abbreviations. Don't ask about the status of this bill or when it will be voted on (other users are not likely to know). Don't ask a loaded question or for individual advice: Your question will be rejected. After submitting your question it will be reviewed, and if approved will appear here. Dec 28, 2009 2:01 PM - As a small business owner with forty fulltime employees, will I be forced to pay for insurance for my employees' families? - Read Answers Answered by a visitor on Jan 25, 2010 6:59 PM - No. Employers with more than 200 employees are required to automatically enroll new full-time employees in coverage. Employees may opt out. Employers with more than 50 full-time employees will be required to pay a fee of $750 per full-time employee if the company does not provide health care coverage. A sliding-scale tax credit for the cost of health insurance premiums would be available to employers, including non-profits, with 25 or fewer employees. Add another answer. Answer This Question Tips: Reference the text of the bill when possible --- answers with unsourced facts may be rejected. Don't be inflammatory --- it will be edited out! Don't use abbreviations, but stay concise and on-point. Dec 28, 2009 6:29 AM - Is the provision in HR3200 section 2561 under subtitle C "The secretary shall estabilsh a national medical device registry... a class III device; or a class II device that is implantable... each implanted device will have a unique identifier, and presumably, each human hostwill be registered with that device number, all to be intergrated with "other postmarket device surveillance activities of the secretary." be co-opted into this bill? - Answer it! Add another answer. Answer This Question Tips: Reference the text of the bill when possible --- answers with unsourced facts may be rejected. Don't be inflammatory --- it will be edited out! Don't use abbreviations, but stay concise and on-point. and 7 more questions.

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