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HR 2961 112th Congress House

To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to have Early Innovator grant funds returned by States apply towards deficit reduction.

Introduced: September 15, 2011 See on congress.gov
Health Budget deficits and national debtComputers and information technologyHealth care costs and insuranceHealth information and medical recordsHealth programs administration and funding
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Sep 30, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Sep 15, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Sep 15, 2011
Introduced in House
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 Latest action September 30, 2011

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to rescind any funds awarded to a state for an American Health Benefit Exchange (a state health insurance exchange) upon the state notifying the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) that it will not use any remaining funds under the award. Requires such funds to be returned to the general fund of the Treasury for deficit reduction.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Republican 4
PAUL, RON
· Sep 23, 2011
Boren, Dan
· Sep 15, 2011
 R
Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · Sep 15, 2011
 R
Griffith, H. Morgan
Virginia · Sep 15, 2011
Jenkins, Lynn
· Sep 15, 2011
 R
Lankford, James
Oklahoma · Sep 15, 2011
 R
Lucas, Frank D.
Oklahoma · Sep 15, 2011
Sullivan, John
· Sep 15, 2011
Yoder, Kevin
· Sep 15, 2011
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2961: To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to have Early Innovator grant funds returned by States apply towards deficit reduction.. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-2961/
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"H.R. 2961: To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to have Early Innovator grant funds returned by States apply towards deficit reduction.." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-2961/.
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H.R. 2961, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-2961/.
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