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H.Res. 983: Requesting the President, and directing the Secretary of Health and Human Services, to transmit to the House of Representatives copies of documents, records, and communications in their possession relating to certain agreements regarding health care reform.

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H.Res. 983: Requesting the President, and directing the Secretary of Health and Human Services, to transmit to the House of Representatives copies of documents, records, and communications in their possession relating to certain agreements regarding health care reform.

111th Congress · introduced 2009-12-16 · Health · Latest: Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 155.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2009-12-16 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 155. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

Requesting the President, and directing the Secretary of Health and Human Services, to transmit to the House of Representatives copies of documents, records, and communications in their possession relating to certain agreements regarding health care reform.

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Requests the President, and directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), to transmit to the House of Representatives copies of documents, records, or communications in their possession referring or relating to: (1) any agreement by their office relating to specified health care legislation (i.e., H.R. 3200, H.R. 3590, H.R. 3961, H.R. 3962, S. 1679, and S. 1796) entered into on or after January 20, 2009; (2) negotiations relating to such an agreement, including the dates of any meetings and the identities of any parties involved; (3) any such negotiations with the Advanced Medical Technology Association, the American Medical Association, America's Health Insurance Plans, the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America, the American Hospital Association, or the Service Employees International Union regarding decreasing the annual health care spending growth rate; or (4) implementation of any such agreement.

Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to House without amendment), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

What a vote does

A “Yea” vote

A Yea supports adopting this resolution.

A “Nay” vote

If it is not passed, current law stays as it is.

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What does this mean? (plain words)

Official text

Requesting the President, and directing the Secretary of Health and Human Services, to transmit to the House of Representatives copies of documents, records, and communications in their possession relating to certain agreements regarding health care reform.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to House without amendment)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26] · 0 cosponsors

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Words on this page, explained (2)
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.
Roll-call vote
A vote where each member's position is recorded by name, so the public can see how every member voted. "Yea" means yes, "Nay" means no, "Present" means the member was there but did not take a side.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong111-hres983 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong111 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong111