HR 2629 – Coercion is Not Health Care Act
111th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2629
To protect the American people’s ability to make their own health care decisions by ensuring the Federal Government shall not force any American to purchase health insurance.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
May 21, 2009
Mr. PAUL introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce
A BILL
To protect the American people’s ability to make their own health care decisions by ensuring the Federal Government shall not force any American to purchase health insurance.
- Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
- This Act may be cited as the `Coercion is Not Health Care Act’.
SEC. 2. NO FEDERAL REQUIREMENT FOR HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE.
- Participation in, or access to, any program of the Federal Government or eligibility to receive any benefit under Federal law shall not be conditioned on the purchase or maintenance of health insurance coverage.
SEC. 3. LIMITATION ON FEDERAL AUTHORITY.
- No individual or agency of the Federal Government shall ever require any individual to purchase health insurance coverage.