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H.R. 5036: Put Patients First Act

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H.R. 5036: Put Patients First Act

116th Congress · introduced 2019-11-12 · Health · Latest: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H10033)

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2019-11-12 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H10033) 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

Put Patients First Act

Plain summary

Put Patients First Act This bill prohibits the application of the rule issued by the Department of Health and Human Services on May 21, 2019, that strengthens the enforcement of conscience and anti-discrimination laws related to the rights of covered health care providers to refuse to participate in certain procedures, such as abortions, sterilization, or assisted suicide.

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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Official text

Put Patients First Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1] · 123 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Jahana Hayes (D-CT), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Sean Casten (D-IL), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. (D-CA), Peter Welch (D-VT), Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE), Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), Veronica Escobar (D-TX), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Ayanna Pressley (D-MA), Judy Chu (D-CA), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Adam Smith (D-WA), Rosa L. DeLauro (D-CT), Ro Khanna (D-CA), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Grace Meng (D-NY), Linda T. Sánchez (D-CA), Suzan K. DelBene (D-WA), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), André Carson (D-IN), Susie Lee (D-NV), Lizzie Fletcher (D-TX), Darren Soto (D-FL), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Jimmy Gomez (D-CA), Bill Foster (D-IL), Kim Schrier (D-WA), Lois Frankel (D-FL), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Jesús G. "Chuy" García (D-IL) and 63 more.

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1] reported raising $23.7 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Bill
A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).
Rulemaking
The process agencies use to write regulations that carry out laws passed by Congress or a legislature. Usually an agency publishes a proposed rule, takes public comments, then publishes a final rule.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong116-hr5036 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116