Part 2: Healthcare Bills Submitted by House and Senate Republicans

Below you will find the next 11 bills in our series submitted by House Republicans. Note that many of these bills have numerous co-sponsors but that has made zero difference to the House Leadership. We keep hearing from Pelosi the Democrats will go it alone without Republicans.
Excuse me, but they have not included Republicans in the health discussion in the House so why would going alone be any different.

For this President to say that Republicans are the ones obstructing the passage of healthcare has to be a joke or better yet another LIE! With the lack of Republican numbers in the House, Pelosi can pass whatever bill she wants and Republicans can do ZERO to stop the bill. Guess Obama doesn't want to admit that members of his own Party are the ones joining with Republicans to stop this takeover of the healthcare of this Country by the Government.

Do you want Government run healthcare? Been to the post office lately or dealt with IRS? How about being someone who qualifies for social security benefits being told they don't qualify by the local office, but finding out if they appeal to a higher office, they are qualified to receive benefits. How many people have been told by their local office to wait to take their benefits? Have you tried to track down a month's benefit that went missing?

In Ohio, the state Medicare office used (?) to put a balloon at the desk of one of the clerks who would turn down a Medicare claim even if legit as they would only approve so many a day so the person would have to resubmit their claim.

Anyone thinking of supporting Obamacare based on his rhetoric, half truths, and lies, better think again. BTW, where is the plan he promised? Another promise broken and yet people want to trust him and many his Administration of people who didn't pay taxes to handle our healthcare?

Become a vocal supporter of the Party of NO who are standing up with limited numbers against this takeover of another industry by the Federal Government and another move toward socialism of America. It is not too late -- we can turn it around but it is going to take voices all over America saying NO to Obamacare.

We witnessed over 1M people march in DC Saturday and yet, some members of the media said tens of thousands. MSM cannot even tell the truth about that. Looks to us like some members of the media have already become members of the Government run media.

BTW, why did Obama choose to leave town and waste our tax dollars flying to MN on Tea Party Day?

Write and call your elected members of Congress and tell them to JUST SAY NO to OBAMACARE! If they are Democrat, ask them why these Republican bills are not being heard in Committee. Take Action TODAY!

H.R.1441 Title: To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to allow States to permit certain Medicaid eligible individuals who have extremely high annual lifelong orphan drug costs to continue on Medicaid notwithstanding increased income. Sponsor: Rep Marchant, Kenny [TX-24] (introduced 3/11/2009) Cosponsors (47) Latest Major Action: 3/11/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.


H.R.1458 Title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide continued entitlement to coverage for immunosuppressive drugs furnished to beneficiaries under the Medicare Program that have received a kidney transplant and whose entitlement to coverage would otherwise expire, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep Camp, Dave [MI-4] (introduced 3/12/2009) Cosponsors (73) Related Bills: S.565 Latest Major Action: 4/29/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.

H.R.1468 Title: To provide health care liability reform, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep Burgess, Michael C. [TX-26] (introduced 3/12/2009) Cosponsors (6) Latest Major Action: 3/12/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.


H.R.1658 Title: To amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit the recovery by the United States of charges from a third party for hospital care or medical services furnished to a veteran for a service-connected disability. Sponsor: Rep Tiahrt, Todd [KS-4] (introduced 3/19/2009) Cosponsors (None) Latest Major Action: 3/20/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

H.R.1891 Title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow an above-the-line deduction for half of an individual's long-term care insurance premiums. Sponsor: Rep Alexander, Rodney [LA-5] (introduced 4/2/2009) Cosponsors (3) Latest Major Action: 4/2/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

H.R.2520 Title: To provide comprehensive solutions for the health care system of the United States, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep Ryan, Paul [WI-1] (introduced 5/20/2009) Cosponsors (10) Related Bills: S.1099 Latest Major Action: 5/20/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.

H.R.2607 Title: To amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to improve access and choice for entrepreneurs with small businesses with respect to medical care for their employees. Sponsor: Rep Johnson, Sam [TX-3] (introduced 5/21/2009) Cosponsors (48) Latest Major Action: 5/21/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

H.R.2692 Title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to restore State authority to waive the 35-mile rule for designating critical access hospitals under the Medicare Program. Sponsor: Rep Thornberry, Mac [TX-13] (introduced 6/3/2009) Cosponsors (27) Related Bills: S.1171 Latest Major Action: 6/3/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.


H.R.2784 Title: To establish a loan repayment program for qualifying physicians and nurse practitioners participating in the Medicare Program. Sponsor: Rep Thornberry, Mac [TX-13] (introduced 6/10/2009) Cosponsors (1) Latest Major Action: 6/10/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

H.R.2785 Title: To reduce the amount of paperwork and improve payment policies for health care services, to prevent fraud and abuse through health care provider education, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep Thornberry, Mac [TX-13] (introduced 6/10/2009) Cosponsors (2) Latest Major Action: 6/10/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.


H.R.2786 Title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to improve the ability of medical professionals to practice medicine and provide quality care to patients by providing a tax deduction for patient bad debt. Sponsor: Rep Thornberry, Mac [TX-13] (introduced 6/10/2009) Cosponsors (4) Latest Major Action: 6/10/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.