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HR 3080 107th Congress House

Josephine Butler United States Health Service Act

Official title: To establish a United States Health Service to provide high quality comprehensive health care for all Americans and to overcome the deficiencies in the present system of health care delivery.

Introduced: March 7, 2002 See on congress.gov
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Mar 27, 2002
Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Mar 27, 2002
Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.
Nov 14, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Nov 8, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Oct 10, 2001
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, and 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.
Oct 10, 2001
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 27, 2002

Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Josephine Butler United States Health Service Act - Establishes the United States Health Service (Service) as an independent executive branch entity. Provides that the authority of the Service shall be exercised by a National Health Board of the Service (Board) and by local and regional authorities affiliated with the Board. Requires the Board to establish health care delivery regions.

Affords every user of the Service the right to receive high quality care and supplemental services from any facility within the Service capable of providing such services without charge and without discrimination. Sets forth a list of other basic health rights.

Declares all individuals in the United States eligible to receive health care and supplemental services under this Act. Requires the Service to provide specified services. Provides for the reimbursement of emergency health services costs.

Requires the establishment of health care facilities as necessary to provide services.

Sets forth provisions concerning job categories, certification standards, qualifications, and the education of health workers.

Requires the establishment of a health advocacy program to ensure patients rights.

Imposes on individuals, estates and trusts, and on corporations additional taxes of specified percentages of the total taxes otherwise imposed, creates the Health Service Trust Fund, and appropriates to such Fund such additional taxes, the Federal Hospital Insurance employment taxes, and a Government contribution equal to 40 percent of the amount so appropriated. Transfers to the Fund all assets and liabilities of the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 7
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Mar 7, 2002
CHRISTENSEN, DONNA
· Dec 19, 2001
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