US HB2529 | 2011-2012 | 112th Congress


Status

July 20 2011 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Restoring Access to Medication Act - Repeals provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act that limited payments for medications from health savings accounts, medical savings accounts, and health flexible spending arrangements to only prescription drugs or insulin. Rescinds appropriated but unobligated discretionary funds determined by the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to be equal to the reduction in tax revenues resulting from the repeal in this Act. Requires the Director to report to the Secretary of the Treasury and Congress the accounts and amounts identified for rescission. Exempts unobligated funds of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) or the Social Security Administration (SSA).

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Title

Restoring Access to Medication Act

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History

DateChamberAction
2011-07-20HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2011-07-14HouseReferred to House Appropriations
2011-07-14HouseReferred to House Ways and Means
2011-07-14HouseReferred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Appropriations, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Same As/Similar To

SB1368 (Same As) 2011-07-14 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
HB524 (Related) 2011-02-14 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
HB5842 (Related) 2012-06-05 - Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 364.

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