H.R. 1173: Fiscal Responsibility and Retirement Security Act of 2011

112th Congress · introduced 2011-03-17 · Health · Latest: Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 331.

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Where it came from: introduced 2011-03-17 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Boustany, Charles W., Jr. [R-LA-7] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: 6 recorded votes in our records. Latest: House roll call 13 (2012): On Agreeing to the Amendment, HR1173 (2012-02-01), Failed. See all
Where it stands now: Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 331. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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What does this mean?

Official title

Fiscal Responsibility and Retirement Security Act of 2011

Plain summary

Fiscal Responsibility and Retirement Security Act of 2012 - Repeals provisions of the Public Health Service Act enacted under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (entitled the Community Living Assistance Services and Supports Act or the CLASS Act) which establish a national, voluntary insurance program for purchasing community living assistance services and supports in order to provide individuals with functional limitations with tools that will allow them to maintain their personal and financial independence and live in the community. Amends the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 to convert funding for the National Clearinghouse for Long-Term Care Information from a direct appropriation to an authorization of appropriations.

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Official text

Fiscal Responsibility and Retirement Security Act of 2011

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Boustany, Charles W., Jr. [R-LA-7] · 112 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Glenn Thompson (R-PA), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Tom McClintock (R-CA), Robert E. Latta (R-OH), Scott DesJarlais (R-TN), Darrell Issa (R-CA), Andy Harris (R-MD), Steve Scalise (R-LA), Bill Huizenga (R-MI), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Mike Rogers (R-AL), Michael T. McCaul (R-TX), Joe Wilson (R-SC) and 52 more.

Recorded votes

House roll call 13 (2012): On Agreeing to the Amendment, HR1173 (2012-02-01): Failed
House roll call 14 (2012): On Agreeing to the Amendment, HR1173 (2012-02-01): Failed
House roll call 15 (2012): On Agreeing to the Amendment, HR1173 (2012-02-01): Failed
House roll call 16 (2012): On Agreeing to the Amendment, HR1173 (2012-02-01): Failed
House roll call 17 (2012): On Motion to Recommit with Instructions, HR1173 (2012-02-01): Failed
House roll call 18 (2012): On Passage, HR1173 (2012-02-01): Passed

Words on this page, explained (3)

Appropriation: Money a legislature sets aside by law for a specific purpose. Government agencies may spend public money only as it has been appropriated.
Authorization: A law that creates or continues a government program and says what it may do, often with a suggested spending ceiling. An authorization alone does not provide money; a separate appropriation does.
Securities: Financial investments that can be bought and sold, such as stocks and bonds.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended)
Congress.gov
Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-112hr1173.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/112/hr>

Record fed-us-cong112-hr1173 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112