Items 1 through 37 of 37 all 2009 health care and health care reform in Congress per thomas.gov Congressional record.
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1. H.CON.RES.48 : Expressing the sense of Congress that national health care reform should ensure that the health care needs of women and of all individuals in the United States are met.
Sponsor: Rep Schakowsky, Janice D. [IL-9] (introduced 2/11/2009) Cosponsors (41)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 2/11/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

2. H.CON.RES.57 : Expressing the sense of the Congress that a commemorative postage stamp should be issued to promote public awareness of Down syndrome.
Sponsor: Rep Sessions, Pete [TX-32] (introduced 2/23/2009) Cosponsors (23)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 2/23/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

3. H.CON.RES.78 : Expressing the support of the Congress regarding the need to facilitate State innovation in national health care reform.
Sponsor: Rep Baldwin, Tammy [WI-2] (introduced 3/24/2009) Cosponsors (14)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 3/24/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

4. H.CON.RES.85 : Setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2010 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2009 and 2011 through 2014.
Sponsor: Rep Spratt, John M., Jr. [SC-5] (introduced 3/27/2009) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Budget
House Reports: 111-60
Latest Major Action: 4/2/2009 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 233 - 196 (Roll no. 192).
Note: 2010 budget resolution.

5. H.CON.RES.100 : Expressing the support of the Congress regarding the need to facilitate State innovation in national health care reform.
Sponsor: Rep Baldwin, Tammy [WI-2] (introduced 4/21/2009) Cosponsors (14)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 4/21/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

6. H.CON.RES.144 : Recognizing the value, benefits, and importance of community health centers as health care homes for millions of people in the United States.
Sponsor: Rep Capuano, Michael E. [MA-8] (introduced 6/4/2009) Cosponsors (84)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 6/4/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

7. H.CON.RES.162 : Expressing the sense of Congress that any attempt at health care reform should ensure that patients have the right to choose their health care providers.
Sponsor: Rep Nye, Glenn C., III [VA-2] (introduced 7/8/2009) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 7/8/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

8. H.CON.RES.169 : Expressing a sense of Congress that a government-defined or public option insurance plan should not be used to fund abortion and taxpayer-funds should not be used to provide abortion under a benefit package within any health care reform package.
Sponsor: Rep Alexander, Rodney [LA-5] (introduced 7/24/2009) Cosponsors (21)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 7/24/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

9. H.RES.271 : Recognizing the need to support the development and enforcement of a well-informed national long-term care strategy to solve the problems of cost, quality, and access to long-term care in the home and community, and the imperativeness of including long-term care in the comprehensive health care reform agenda.
Sponsor: Rep Hastings, Alcee L. [FL-23] (introduced 3/19/2009) Cosponsors (24)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce; House Financial Services; House Ways and Means; House Education and Labor
Latest Major Action: 5/14/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.

10. H.RES.621 : Ensuring access to affordable and quality health care without increasing the Federal budget or contributing to market inflation while providing greater choices for patient-focused care for individuals and families.
Sponsor: Rep McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [WA-5] (introduced 7/9/2009) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce; House Ways and Means; House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 7/9/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and the Judiciary, 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.

11. H.RES.643 : Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that any major health care reform bill considered on the floor should be available for viewing.
Sponsor: Rep Griffith, Parker [AL-5] (introduced 7/14/2009) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Rules
Latest Major Action: 7/14/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Rules.

12. H.RES.683 : Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the House should move forward with health care reform legislation, and costs can be contained through prevention and wellness initiatives that empower parents, families, and communities toward better health.
Sponsor: Rep McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [WA-5] (introduced 7/28/2009) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 7/28/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

13. H.R.464 : To provide for a 5-year SCHIP reauthorization for coverage of low-income children, an expansion of child health care insurance coverage through tax fairness, and a health care Federalism initiative, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Price, Tom [GA-6] (introduced 1/13/2009) Cosponsors (27)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce; House Ways and Means; House Rules
Latest Major Action: 1/13/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Rules, 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.

14. H.R.1016 : A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide advance appropriations authority for certain accounts of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Filner, Bob [CA-51] (introduced 2/12/2009) Cosponsors (125)
Committees: House Veterans' Affairs
House Reports: 111-171
Latest Major Action: 8/6/2009 Passed/agreed to in Senate. Status: Passed Senate in lieu of S. 423 with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.

15. H.R.1400 : To amend title 39, United States Code, to make cigarettes and certain other tobacco products nonmailable, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep McHugh, John M. [NY-23] (introduced 3/9/2009) Cosponsors (2)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 3/9/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

16. H.R.1468 : To provide health care liability reform, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Burgess, Michael C. [TX-26] (introduced 3/12/2009) Cosponsors (6)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 3/12/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

17. H.R.1495 : To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make health care coverage more accessible and affordable.
Sponsor: Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] (introduced 3/12/2009) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 3/12/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

18. H.R.1931 : To improve the treatment of juveniles with mental health or substance abuse disorders by establishing new grant programs for increased training, technical assistance, and coordination of service providers, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Kennedy, Patrick J. [RI-1] (introduced 4/2/2009) Cosponsors (2)
Committees: House Education and Labor; House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 4/2/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.

19. H.R.3158 : To reform health care delivery by providing incentives for place-based health care, which seeks to bring health services to the patient by locating community health centers, federally qualified health centers, and community integrated health centers in or near settings that already serve a particular target population, such as schools, workplaces, and senior services facilities.
Sponsor: Rep Sarbanes, John P. [MD-3] (introduced 7/9/2009) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce; House Ways and Means; House Education and Labor
Latest Major Action: 7/9/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Education and Labor, 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.

20. H.R.3372 : To establish Medicare performance-based quality measures, to establish an affirmative defense in medical malpractice actions based on compliance with best practices guidelines, and to provide grants to States for administrative health care tribunals.
Sponsor: Rep Price, Tom [GA-6] (introduced 7/29/2009) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce; House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 7/29/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.

21. H.AMDT.75 to H.CON.RES.85 Amendment in the nature of a substitute No. 4 printed in House Report 111-73 and offered as the Republican Budget Substitute.
Sponsor: Rep Ryan, Paul [WI-1] (introduced 4/2/2009) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 4/2/2009 House amendment not agreed to. Status: On agreeing to the Ryan (WI) amendment (A004) Failed by recorded vote: 137 - 293 (Roll no. 191).

22. S.CON.RES.6 : A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that national health care reform should ensure that the health care needs of women and of all individuals in the United States are met.
Sponsor: Sen Stabenow, Debbie [MI] (introduced 2/11/2009) Cosponsors (5)
Committees: Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Latest Major Action: 2/11/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

23. S.CON.RES.13 : An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2010, revising the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal year 2009, and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2011 through 2014.
Sponsor: Sen Conrad, Kent [ND] (introduced 3/27/2009) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: Senate Budget
Latest Conference Report: 111-89 (in Congressional Record H4474-4836)
Latest Major Action: 4/29/2009 Conference report agreed to in Senate. Status: Senate agreed to conference report by Yea-Nay Vote. 53 - 43. Record Vote Number: 173.
Note: 2010 budget resolution. Accompanying committee print: S. Prt. 111-16.

24. S.CON.RES.25 : A concurrent resolution recognizing the value and benefits that community health centers provide as health care homes for over 18,000,000 individuals, and the importance of enabling health centers and other safety net providers to continue to offer accessible, affordable, and continuous care to their current patients and to every American who lacks access to preventive and primary care services.
Sponsor: Sen Menendez, Robert [NJ] (introduced 6/9/2009) Cosponsors (28)
Committees: Senate Finance
Latest Major Action: 6/9/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on Finance.

25. S.CON.RES.32 : A bill expressing the sense of Congress on health care reform legislation.
Sponsor: Sen Menendez, Robert [NJ] (introduced 6/25/2009) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Latest Major Action: 6/25/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

26. S.RES.154 : A resolution honoring the entrepreneurial spirit of small business concerns in the United States during National Small Business Week, beginning May 17, 2009.
Sponsor: Sen Landrieu, Mary L. [LA] (introduced 5/19/2009) Cosponsors (7)
Latest Major Action: 5/19/2009 Passed/agreed to in Senate. Status: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

27. S.RES.156 : A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that reform of our Nation's health care system should include the establishment of a federally-backed insurance pool.
Sponsor: Sen Brown, Sherrod [OH] (introduced 5/21/2009) Cosponsors (28)
Committees: Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Latest Major Action: 5/21/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

28. S.RES.170 : A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that children should benefit, and in no case be worse off, as a result of reform of the Nation's health care system.
Sponsor: Sen Casey, Robert P., Jr. [PA] (introduced 6/8/2009) Cosponsors (5)
Committees: Senate Finance
Latest Major Action: 6/8/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on Finance.

29. S.RES.231 : A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that any health care reform proposal should slow the long-term growth of health costs and reduce the growth rate of Federal health care spending.
Sponsor: Sen Bennett, Robert F. [UT] (introduced 7/30/2009) Cosponsors (5)
Committees: Senate Finance
Latest Major Action: 7/30/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on Finance.

30. S.4 : A bill to guarantee affordable, quality health coverage for all Americans, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Reid, Harry [NV] (introduced 1/6/2009) Cosponsors (19)
Latest Major Action: 1/7/2009 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 4.

31. S.391 : A bill to provide affordable, guaranteed private health coverage that will make Americans healthier and can never be taken away.
Sponsor: Sen Wyden, Ron [OR] (introduced 2/5/2009) Cosponsors (14)
Committees: Senate Finance
Latest Major Action: 2/5/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

32. S.423 : A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize advance appropriations for certain medical care accounts of the Department of Veterans Affairs by providing two-fiscal year budget authority, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Akaka, Daniel K. [HI] (introduced 2/12/2009) Cosponsors (56)
Committees: Senate Veterans' Affairs
Senate Reports: 111-41
Latest Major Action: 8/6/2009 Senate floor actions. Status: Returned to the Calendar. Calendar No. 101.

33. S.441 : A bill to encourage the development of coordinated quality reforms to improve health care delivery and reduce the cost of care in the health care system.
Sponsor: Sen Whitehouse, Sheldon [RI] (introduced 2/13/2009) Cosponsors (5)
Committees: Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Latest Major Action: 2/13/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

34. S.698 : A bill to ensure the provision of high-quality health care coverage for uninsured individuals through State health care coverage pilot projects that expand coverage and access and improve quality and efficiency in the health care system.
Sponsor: Sen Feingold, Russell D. [WI] (introduced 3/25/2009) Cosponsors (2)
Committees: Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Latest Major Action: 3/25/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

35. S.1240 : A bill to provide for the reform of health care, the Social Security system, the tax code for individuals and business, and the budget process.
Sponsor: Sen DeMint, Jim [SC] (introduced 6/11/2009) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: Senate Finance
Latest Major Action: 6/11/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

36. S.1507 : A bill to amend chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code, to reform Postal Service retiree health benefits funding, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Carper, Thomas R. [DE] (introduced 7/23/2009) Cosponsors (2)
Committees: Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Latest Major Action: 7/30/2009 Senate committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.

37. S.AMDT.71 to H.R.2 To extend the State Children's Health Insurance Program for 6 quarters in order to enact bipartisan, comprehensive health care reform.
Sponsor: Sen Grassley, Chuck [IA] (introduced 1/27/2009) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 1/29/2009 Senate amendment not agreed to. Status: Amendment SA 71 not agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.