Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
Official title: “Entitled The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.”
Earlier name of the bill: “Service Members Home Ownership Tax Act of 2009”.
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Press releases by members of Congress
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Van Duyne Leads Bipartisan Legislation to Expand Patient Access to High Quality Health Care
“This is accomplished by repealing sections 6001 and 10601 of the ACA (Pub. L. 111-148) and section 1106 of the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (Pub. L. 111-124). These laws would be read as if these sections had never been enacted:”
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How it passed
The Senate passed it 60 to 39 on December 24, 2009, with 1 senator who did not vote.
The House passed it 219 to 212 on March 21, 2010.
It became law on March 23, 2010.
The question on the official record: House, “On Motion to Concur in Senate Amendments”. Senate, “On Passage of the Bill H.R. 3590”.
| Chamber and party | Yes | No | Present | Did not vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| House Republicans | 0 | 178 | 0 | 0 |
| House Democrats | 219 | 34 | 0 | 0 |
| Senate Republicans | 0 | 39 | 0 | 1 |
| Senate Democrats | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Senate independents | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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