H.R. 5802: To repeal a provision of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act providing for funds to a health care facility and rescind funds made available under such section.

111th Congress · introduced 2010-07-20 · Health · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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Where it came from: introduced 2010-07-20 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Upton, Fred [R-MI-6] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

To repeal a provision of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act providing for funds to a health care facility and rescind funds made available under such section.

Plain summary

Amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to repeal provisions authorizing appropriations to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for debt service on, or direct construction or renovation of, a health care facility that provides research, inpatient tertiary care, or outpatient clinical services and that meets certain requirements, including a requirement that it is critical for the provision of greater access to health care within the state. Rescinds any unobligated balances available on the date of enactment of this Act of funds appropriated to HHS for such provisions and requires all amounts made available under such section before such date to be returned to the Treasury.

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Official text

To repeal a provision of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act providing for funds to a health care facility and rescind funds made available under such section.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Upton, Fred [R-MI-6] · 0 cosponsors

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Appropriation: Money a legislature sets aside by law for a specific purpose. Government agencies may spend public money only as it has been appropriated.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-111hr5802.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/111/hr>

Record fed-us-cong111-hr5802 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong111 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong111