H.R. 1286: Healthcare Fiscal Accountability Act of 2011

112th Congress · introduced 2011-03-31 · Health · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.

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Where it came from: introduced 2011-03-31 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Bachmann, Michele [R-MN-6] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Healthcare Fiscal Accountability Act of 2011

Plain summary

Healthcare Fiscal Accountability Act of 2011 - Amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) to convert specified funding under such Act from a direct appropriation to an authorization of appropriations or from a transfer to an authorization of such transfer, including funding for: (1) the establishment of a temporary high-risk pool for uninsured individuals with preexisting conditions, (2) the establishment of a temporary reinsurance program for early retirees, (3) health insurance exchanges, and (4) the Prevention and Public Health Fund. Rescinds or restores the unobligated balances of funds available pursuant to such direct appropriations or transfers, respectively. Repeals provisions of PPACA, as if such provisions had not been enacted, that appropriate funds to the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP, formerly known as SCHIP) for allotments to states, the Child Enrollment Contingency Fund, and outreach and enrollment grants. Repeals provisions of PPACA appropriating funds, except with respect to FY2010 or FY2011, for: (1) allotments to states for abstinence education, (2) special projects of regional and national significance for the development and support of family-to-family health information centers for families of children with disabilities or special health care needs, and (3) the National Clearinghouse for Long-Term Care Information. Rescinds the unobligated portion of funds available pursuant to such provisions for FY2010-FY2011.

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Official text

Healthcare Fiscal Accountability Act of 2011

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Bachmann, Michele [R-MN-6] · 96 cosponsors

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Sam Graves (R-MO), Steve Scalise (R-LA), Marlin A. Stutzman (R-IN), Scott DesJarlais (R-TN), Bill Huizenga (R-MI), Tim Walberg (R-MI), Andy Harris (R-MD), David Schweikert (R-AZ), Joe Wilson (R-SC), Jim Jordan (R-OH), James Lankford (R-OK), Tom Cole (R-OK), Michael K. Simpson (R-ID), Tom McClintock (R-CA), Tim Scott (R-SC), Harold Rogers (R-KY), Austin Scott (R-GA) and 36 more.

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Words on this page, explained (2)

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.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
Congress.gov
Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-112hr1286.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/112/hr>

Record fed-us-cong112-hr1286 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112