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110th Congress
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Protecting Patients and Health Care Act
Introduced: November 20, 2008
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 20, 2008
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Nov 20, 2008
Introduced in Senate
Nov 20, 2008
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S10745)
Plain-English summary
Protecting Patients and Health Care Act - Prohibits the Secretary of Health and Human Services from finalizing, enforcing, implementing, or taking other action in furtherance of specified proposed regulations regarding conscience clause protections for health care workers and facilities (under the authority of provisions commonly referred to as the Church Amendments and the Weldon Amendment).
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1