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Protecting Patients and Health Care Act

Introduced: November 20, 2008 See on congress.gov
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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)
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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 November 20, 2008

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 7310 Related bill Protecting Patients and Health Care Act of 2008
 Bill text 1 version

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Murray, Patty
Washington · Nov 20, 2008
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 20: Protecting Patients and Health Care Act. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-20/
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"S. 20: Protecting Patients and Health Care Act." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-20/.
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S. 20, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-20/.
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