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Put Patients First Act

Introduced: November 12, 2019 Introduced by: Pappas, Chris Democratic · New Hampshire See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 11, 2019
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H10033)
Nov 13, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Nov 12, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Nov 12, 2019
Introduced in House
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Put Patients First Act

This bill prohibits the application of the rule issued by the Department of Health and Human Services on May 21, 2019, that strengthens the enforcement of conscience and anti-discrimination laws related to the rights of covered health care providers to refuse to participate in certain procedures, such as abortions, sterilization, or assisted suicide.

What's happening now December 11, 2019

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H10033)

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 95
All 95 Democratic 70
D
Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · Feb 28, 2020
 D
Garcia, Sylvia R.
Texas · Feb 10, 2020
Lawson, Al
· Feb 10, 2020
 D
Kim, Andy
New Jersey · Feb 5, 2020
KIND, RON
· Feb 5, 2020
Yarmuth, John
· Jan 30, 2020
 D
Morelle, Joseph D.
New York · Jan 21, 2020
Sarbanes, John
· Jan 14, 2020
 D
Schneider, Bradley Scott
Illinois · Jan 14, 2020
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Jan 7, 2020
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Jan 7, 2020
 D
Scanlon, Mary Gay
Pennsylvania · Jan 7, 2020
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Dec 5, 2019
 D
Aguilar, Pete
California · Dec 3, 2019
Perlmutter, Ed
· Dec 3, 2019
 D
Peters, Scott H.
California · Nov 15, 2019
Heck, Denny
· Nov 14, 2019
 D
Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria
New York · Nov 14, 2019
 D
Case, Ed
Hawaii · Nov 13, 2019
 D
Clark, Katherine M.
Massachusetts · Nov 13, 2019
Deutch, Theodore
· Nov 13, 2019
 D
Blunt Rochester, Lisa
Delaware · Nov 12, 2019
 D
Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · Nov 12, 2019
 D
Boyle, Brendan F.
Pennsylvania · Nov 12, 2019
 D
Brownley, Julia
California · Nov 12, 2019
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Nov 12, 2019
 D
Casten, Sean
Illinois · Nov 12, 2019
 D
Chu, Judy
California · Nov 12, 2019
 D
Cisneros, Gilbert Ray
California · Nov 12, 2019
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Nov 12, 2019
COOPER, JAMES
· Nov 12, 2019
Crist, Charlie
· Nov 12, 2019
DAVIS, SUSAN
· Nov 12, 2019
DEFAZIO, PETER
· Nov 12, 2019
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Nov 12, 2019
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Nov 12, 2019
 D
DelBene, Suzan K.
Washington · Nov 12, 2019
Demings, Val
· Nov 12, 2019
 D
DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Nov 12, 2019
 D
Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Nov 12, 2019
DOYLE, MIKE
· Nov 12, 2019
ENGEL, ELIOT
· Nov 12, 2019
 D
Escobar, Veronica
Texas · Nov 12, 2019
 D
Espaillat, Adriano
New York · Nov 12, 2019
 D
Fletcher, Lizzie
Texas · Nov 12, 2019
 D
Foster, Bill
Illinois · Nov 12, 2019
 D
Frankel, Lois
Florida · Nov 12, 2019
 D
Gallego, Ruben
Arizona · Nov 12, 2019
 D
García, Jesús G. "Chuy"
Illinois · Nov 12, 2019
 D
Gomez, Jimmy
California · Nov 12, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5036: Put Patients First Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5036/
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"H.R. 5036: Put Patients First Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5036/.
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H.R. 5036, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5036/.
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