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H.R. 2 (112th): Repealing the Job-Killing Health Care Law Act
- Introduced:
- Jan 05, 2011 (112th Congress, 2011–2013)
- Sponsor:
- Rep. Eric Cantor [R-VA7]
- Status:
- Died (Passed House)
- See Instead:
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S. 192 (same title)
Reported by Committee — Jan 27, 2011
The bill’s title was written by its sponsor. H.R. stands for House of Representatives bill.
- Status
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This bill was introduced in a previous session of Congress and was passed by the House on January 19, 2011 but was never passed by the Senate.
- Text
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Last updated Jan 26, 2011.
4 pages
- Progress
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Introduced Jan 05, 2011 Referred to Committee Jan 05, 2011 Passed House Jan 19, 2011 Referred to Committee Feb 01, 2011
- Full Title
To repeal the job-killing health care law and health care-related provisions in the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010.
- Primary Source
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THOMAS.gov (The Library of Congress)
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- Votes
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Jan 19, 2011 5:46 p.m.
Failed 185/245Jan 19, 2011 5:53 p.m.
Passed 245/189 - Cosponsors
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182 cosponsors (182R) (show)
- Committees
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House Education and the Workforce
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- Citation
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Library of Congress Summary
The summary below was written by the Congressional Research Service, which is a nonpartisan division of the Library of Congress.
1/19/2011. Repeals the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, effective as of its enactment. Restores provisions of law amended by such Act. Repeals the health care provisions of the Health Care and Education and Reconciliation Act of 2010, effective as of the Act's enactment. Restores provisions of law amended by the Act's health care provisions.
House Republican Conference Summary
The summary below was written by the House Republican Conference, which is the caucus of Republicans in the House of Representatives.
This summary can be found at http://www.gop.gov/bill/112/1/hr2.
Summary
H.R. 2 would repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010, and Title I and subtitle B of Title II of the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010.
The legislative digest for the job-destroying health care law can be found here.
Cost
According to the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), H.R. 2 would prevent $770 billion in tax increases and cut spending by $540 billion.
ObamaCare was designed to hide hundreds of billions of dollars in spending from the scorekeepers at the CBO. Below is a list of some of these items:
- Implementation Costs: CBO did not count the $115 billion needed to implement the law, such as hiring more government employees or IRS agents.
- Double Counting: More than $500 billion in double-counting Social Security payroll taxes and Medicare cuts.
- CLASS Premiums: CBO counted $70 billion in premiums from CLASS (the long-term care program Sen. Conrad called a “ponzi” scheme) but not the liabilities
- 10 years of Taxes/6 years of Spending: The CBO score of ObamaCare accounted for the deficit impact for 10 years of tax increases used to offset only six years of spending increases.
House Democratic Caucus Summary
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The bill contains the following citations to other parts of U.S. law:
Slip Laws
Slip laws refer to enacted bills and joint resolutions in their original form as enacted by Congress, that is, before other laws amend them. Slip laws are cited as “Public Law XXX-YYY”, where XXX is the number of the Congress in which the bill or resolution was introduced.
- Public Law 111-148:
H.R. 3590 (111th): Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act - Public Law 111-152:
H.R. 4872 (111th): Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010
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