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S 2118 112th Congress Senate Health Advisory bodies Health care costs and insurance Income tax credits Medicare

Health Care Bureaucrats Elimination Act

Introduced: February 16, 2012 Introduced by: Cornyn, John Republican · Texas See on congress.gov
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Feb 17, 2012
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 326.
Feb 16, 2012
Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
Feb 16, 2012
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Health Care Bureaucrats Elimination Act - Amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to eliminate the Independent Payment Advisory Board charged with developing and submitting to the President, for Congress to consider, detailed proposals to reduce the per capita rate of growth in Medicare spending.

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase the limitation on recapture of excess advance payments of the tax credit for health insurance premiums.

What's happening now February 17, 2012

Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 326.

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 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Republican 9
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Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · Mar 1, 2012
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Barrasso, John
Wyoming · Feb 16, 2012
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Crapo, Mike
Idaho · Feb 16, 2012
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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Feb 16, 2012
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Lee, Mike
Utah · Feb 16, 2012
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Moran, Jerry
Kansas · Feb 16, 2012
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Paul, Rand
Kentucky · Feb 16, 2012
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Risch, James E.
Idaho · Feb 16, 2012
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Thune, John
South Dakota · Feb 16, 2012
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2118: Health Care Bureaucrats Elimination Act. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-2118/
MLA
"S. 2118: Health Care Bureaucrats Elimination Act." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-2118/.
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S. 2118, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-2118/.
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