H.Res. 64: Commending efforts in Texas to reduce the number of uninsured individuals and encouraging other States to adopt similar solutions.

111th Congress · introduced 2009-01-14 · Health · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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Where it came from: introduced 2009-01-14 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Neugebauer, Randy [R-TX-19] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Commending efforts in Texas to reduce the number of uninsured individuals and encouraging other States to adopt similar solutions.

Plain summary

Commends: (1) the state of Texas for passing S.B. 10 in 2003 (allowed the formation of health group cooperatives); and (2) the Lubbock Chamber of Commerce for actively working to reduce the number of uninsured individuals in Texas and developing a successful health care plan. Encourages: (1) other chambers of commerce or similar groups in Texas to develop a health group cooperative to provide access to affordable health care; and (2) other states to study the Texas model and adopt similar health care solutions.

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Commending efforts in Texas to reduce the number of uninsured individuals and encouraging other States to adopt similar solutions.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Neugebauer, Randy [R-TX-19] · 9 cosponsors

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Michael T. McCaul (R-TX), Pete Sessions (R-TX), John R. Carter (R-TX)

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Resolution: A formal statement or decision by a legislative body. Simple resolutions often only express an opinion or set rules for one chamber; they do not become law.
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Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-111hres64.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/111/hres>

Record fed-us-cong111-hres64 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong111 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong111