H.R. 3827: To repeal the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research program and comparative effectiveness research funding.
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H.R. 3827: To repeal the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research program and comparative effectiveness research funding.
112th Congress · introduced 2012-01-25 · Health · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2012-01-25 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Guthrie, Brett [R-KY-2] · what a sponsor is
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Official title
To repeal the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research program and comparative effectiveness research funding.
Plain summary
Repeals provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Internal Revenue Code, and rescinds all unobligated funds, that provide for the establishment and funding of the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute to identify priorities for, and establish, update, and carry out, a national comparative outcomes research project agenda, as well as that provide for the dissemination of the research findings published by the Institute and other government-funded research that are relevant to comparative clinical effectiveness research. Rescinds all remaining unobligated balances available to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality for purposes of comparative effectiveness research. Requires the total amount rescinded by this Act to be deposited in the Treasury to pay down the national debt.
Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.
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Official text
To repeal the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research program and comparative effectiveness research funding.
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Sponsor: Rep. Guthrie, Brett [R-KY-2] · 7 cosponsors
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Marsha Blackburn (R-TN)
Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Guthrie, Brett [R-KY-2] reported raising $6.0 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-112hr3827.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/112/hr>
Record fed-us-cong112-hr3827 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112