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H.R. 4230 111th Congress House

Health Care Reality Check Act

Official title: To limit access of Members of Congress to Government-administered health care benefits so long as comprehensive health reform legislation has not become law.

Introduced: December 8, 2009 See on congress.gov
Congress Comprehensive health careDisability and health-based discriminationGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementHealth care costs and insurance
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Health care coverage and accessMedicareMembers of CongressVeterans' medical care
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It never became law before the 111th Congress (2009–2010) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 10 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 16, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Dec 9, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Dec 8, 2009
Referred to House Veterans' Affairs
Dec 8, 2009
Referred to House Energy and Commerce
Dec 8, 2009
Referred to House Ways and Means
Dec 8, 2009
Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform
Dec 8, 2009
Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, Ways and Means, Energy and Commerce, and Veterans' Affairs, 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.
Dec 8, 2009
Referred to House Administration
Dec 8, 2009
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2911-2912)
Dec 8, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Latest action December 16, 2009

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Health Care Reality Check Act - Makes a Member of Congress ineligible for any government-administered health care benefit until the first day of the first month following the date on which comprehensive health reform legislation is signed into law.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4230: Health Care Reality Check Act. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-4230/
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"H.R. 4230: Health Care Reality Check Act." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-4230/.
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H.R. 4230, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-4230/.
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