The U.S. Congress Votes Database

108th Congress / Bills / H R 4280

Title

To improve patient access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system.

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Categories (What are categories?)

Accident insurance | Actions and defenses | Class actions (Civil procedure) | Collection of accounts | Conflict of interests | Consumers | Damages | Drug approvals | Drugs | Evidence (Law) | Federal preemption | Finance | Fraud | Health insurance | Health policy | Labeling | Labor | Law | Legal fees | Liability (Law) | Limitation of actions | Medical care | Medical instruments and apparatus | Medical malpractice | Medical personnel | Medicine | Packaging | Product safety | Products liability | Punitive damages | State and local government | State laws | Vaccines | Workers' compensation

Votes on this bill

DateChamberResultVote
5/12/04 House Passed Session 2, roll call 166: On Passage
Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-Cost, Timely Healthcare (Health) Act of 2004
5/12/04 House Failed Session 2, roll call 165: On Motion to Recommit With Instructions
Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-Cost, Timely Healthcare (Health) Act of 2004
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