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HR 8588 117th Congress House Health

Fair Care Act of 2022

Introduced: July 28, 2022 Introduced by: Westerman, Bruce Republican · Arkansas See on congress.gov
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Nov 1, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
Nov 1, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Nov 1, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law.
Jul 28, 2022
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Education and Labor, the Judiciary, Oversight and Reform, Rules, the Budget, Armed Services, and House Administration, 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.
Jul 28, 2022
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Fair Care Act of 2022

This bill addresses the health care system, including Medicare, Medicaid, the private health insurance market, and the prescription drug approval process. The bill also revises tax provisions related to certain health care costs and establishes requirements for lawsuits involving health care provided, at least in part, through a federal program or with federal funds.

What's happening now November 1, 2022

Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8588: Fair Care Act of 2022. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8588/
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"H.R. 8588: Fair Care Act of 2022." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8588/.
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H.R. 8588, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8588/.
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