Key Votes
HR 660 - Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2003 - Key Vote
National Key Votes
Joe Baca, Sr. voted Nay (Passage) on this legislation.
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Stages
- June 20, 2003 Senate Bill Sent To Committee
- June 19, 2003 House Bill Passed
- Feb. 11, 2003 Introduced
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Legislation - Bill Sent To Committee (Senate) - June 20, 2003
Legislation - Bill Passed (House) (262-162) - June 19, 2003 (Key vote)
Title: Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2003
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a bill that would create association health plans, allowing small companies to band together to purchase health insurance for their employees at a lower cost.
Highlights:
- Exempts associated health plans from state regulations, when they cover employees in multiple states.
- Requires the Labor Department to regulate associated health plans that cover employees in multiple states.
Legislation - Introduced (House) - Feb. 11, 2003
Title: Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2003
Sponsors
- Ernest Lee 'Ernie' Fletcher (KY - ) (Out Of Office)
Co-sponsors
- Anibal Acevedo-Vila (PR - ) (Out Of Office)
- Robert B. Aderholt (AL - R)
- W. Todd Akin (MO - R) (Out Of Office)
- Cass Ballenger (NC - ) (Out Of Office)
- J. Gresham Barrett (SC - R) (Out Of Office)
- Roscoe G. Bartlett (MD - R) (Out Of Office)
- Joe Linus Barton (TX - R)
- Bob Beauprez (CO - R) (Out Of Office)
- Judy Biggert (IL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Marsha Blackburn (TN - R)
- Roy Blunt (MO - R) (Out Of Office)
- John A. Boehner (OH - R)
- Henry Bonilla (TX - R) (Out Of Office)
- Josiah Robins 'Jo' Bonner Jr. (AL - R)
- Mary Whitaker Bono Mack (CA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Jeb E. Bradley (NH - R) (Out Of Office)
- Kevin P. Brady (TX - R)
- Henry E. Brown Jr. (SC - R) (Out Of Office)
- Virginia 'Ginny' Brown-Waite (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Michael C. Burgess (TX - R)
- Max Burns (GA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Dan L. Burton (IN - R) (Out Of Office)
- Ken S. Calvert (CA - R)
- Eric I. Cantor (VA - R)
- Brad Carson (OK - ) (Out Of Office)
- John R. Carter (TX - R)
- Edward E. 'Ed' Case (HI - D) (Out Of Office)
- Steven J. 'Steve' Chabot (OH - R)
- Chris Chocola (IN - R) (Out Of Office)
- Tom Cole (OK - R)
- Michael Allen 'Mac' Collins (GA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Jim Cooper (TN - D)
- Jerry F. Costello (IL - D) (Out Of Office)
- Christopher Cox (CA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Robert E. 'Bud' Cramer (AL - D) (Out Of Office)
- Philip M. Crane (IL - ) (Out Of Office)
- Ander Crenshaw (FL - R)
- Barbara L. Cubin (WY - R) (Out Of Office)
- John A. Culberson (TX - R)
- Randall H. 'Duke' Cunningham (CA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Jo Ann S. Davis (VA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Lincoln Davis (TN - D) (Out Of Office)
- Nathan Deal (GA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Thomas Dale 'Tom' DeLay (TX - R) (Out Of Office)
- James W. 'Jim' DeMint (SC - ) (Out Of Office)
- Lincoln Diaz-Balart (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Calvin M. 'Cal' Dooley (CA - ) (Out Of Office)
- John T. Doolittle (CA - R) (Out Of Office)
- John J. 'Jimmy' Duncan Jr. (TN - R)
- Vernon J. 'Vern' Ehlers (MI - R) (Out Of Office)
- Philip 'Phil' English (PA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Terry Everett (AL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Eni F.H. Faleomavaega (AS - D)
- Tom Feeney (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Mark Foley (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Vito J. Fossella Jr. (NY - R) (Out Of Office)
- Trent Franks (AZ - R)
- James A. 'Jim' Gibbons (NV - R) (Out Of Office)
- Paul E. Gillmor (OH - R) (Out Of Office)
- Phil Gingrey (GA - R)
- Charles A. 'Charlie' Gonzalez (TX - D) (Out Of Office)
- Robert W. 'Bob' Goodlatte (VA - R)
- Kay Granger (TX - R)
- Samuel B. 'Sam' Graves (MO - R)
- James C. 'Jim' Greenwood (PA - ) (Out Of Office)
- Gilbert W. 'Gil' Gutknecht (MN - R) (Out Of Office)
- Katherine Harris (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Melissa A. Hart (PA - R) (Out Of Office)
- J. Dennis 'Denny' Hastert (IL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Joel Hefley (CO - R) (Out Of Office)
- Jeb Hensarling (TX - R)
- Walter 'Wally' Herger Jr. (CA - R) (Out Of Office)
- David Lee 'Dave' Hobson (OH - R) (Out Of Office)
- John Nathan Hostettler (IN - R) (Out Of Office)
- Amory 'Amo' Houghton Jr. (NY - ) (Out Of Office)
- Kenny C. Hulshof (MO - R) (Out Of Office)
- Henry J. Hyde (IL - R) (Out Of Office)
- John H. 'Johnny' Isakson (GA - ) (Out Of Office)
- Steve J. Israel (NY - D)
- Darrell Issa (CA - R)
- Ernest J. Istook Jr. (OK - R) (Out Of Office)
- William J. 'Bill' Janklow (SD - ) (Out Of Office)
- William Lewis 'Bill' Jenkins (TN - R) (Out Of Office)
- Samuel Robert 'Sam' Johnson (TX - R)
- Walter Beaman Jones Jr. (NC - R)
- Ric Keller (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Sue W. Kelly (NY - R) (Out Of Office)
- Mark R. Kennedy (MN - R) (Out Of Office)
- Steve A. King (IA - R)
- Mark Steven Kirk (IL - R) (Out Of Office)
- James T. 'Jim' Kolbe (AZ - R) (Out Of Office)
- Ray H. LaHood (IL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Thomas P. 'Tom' Latham (IA - R)
- William O. Lipinski (IL - ) (Out Of Office)
- Kenneth R. 'Ken' Lucas (KY - D) (Out Of Office)
- Donald A. 'Don' Manzullo (IL - R) (Out Of Office)
- John M. McHugh (NY - R) (Out Of Office)
- Scott McInnis (CO - ) (Out Of Office)
- Douglas Carmichael 'Mike' McIntyre (NC - D)
- Howard P. 'Buck' McKeon (CA - R)
- John L. Mica (FL - R)
- Jefferson B. 'Jeff' Miller (FL - R)
- Gary G. Miller (CA - R)
- Shelley Moore Capito (WV - R)
- James P. 'Jim' Moran Jr. (VA - D)
- Marilyn N. Musgrave (CO - R) (Out Of Office)
- Suellen W. 'Sue' Myrick (NC - R) (Out Of Office)
- Grace Flores Napolitano (CA - D)
- George R. Nethercutt Jr. (WA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Randy Neugebauer (TX - R)
- Robert William 'Bob' Ney (OH - R) (Out Of Office)
- Anne Meagher Northup (KY - R) (Out Of Office)
- Ronald Ernest 'Ron' Paul (TX - R) (Out Of Office)
- Stevan E. 'Steve' Pearce (NM - R) (Out Of Office)
- John E. Peterson (PA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Thomas E. 'Tom' Petri (WI - R)
- Charles W. 'Chip' Pickering Jr. (MS - R) (Out Of Office)
- Joseph R. 'Joe' Pitts (PA - R)
- Todd Russell Platts (PA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Deborah D. Pryce (OH - R) (Out Of Office)
- George P. Radanovich (CA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Dennis 'Denny' Rehberg (MT - R) (Out Of Office)
- Richard 'Rick' Renzi (AZ - R) (Out Of Office)
- Harold 'Hal' Rogers (KY - R)
- Michael Dennis 'Mike' Rogers (AL - R)
- Mike Rogers (MI - R)
- Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (FL - R)
- Paul D. Ryan (WI - R)
- Loretta L. Sanchez (CA - D)
- Edward L. 'Ed' Schrock (VA - ) (Out Of Office)
- Frank James 'Jim' Sensenbrenner Jr. (WI - R)
- Peter A. 'Pete' Sessions (TX - R)
- John B. Shadegg (AZ - R) (Out Of Office)
- E. Clay Shaw Jr. (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Christopher H. Shays (CT - R) (Out Of Office)
- John M. Shimkus (IL - R)
- Bill Shuster (PA - R)
- Robert Ruhl 'Rob' Simmons (CT - R) (Out Of Office)
- Nick Smith (MI - ) (Out Of Office)
- Lamar S. Smith (TX - R)
- Clifford Bundy 'Cliff' Stearns (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
- John A. Sullivan (OK - R) (Out Of Office)
- Tom Gerald Tancredo (CO - R) (Out Of Office)
- Charles H. Taylor (NC - R) (Out Of Office)
- William M. 'Bill' Thomas (CA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Bennie G. Thompson (MS - D)
- William M. 'Mac' Thornberry (TX - R)
- Todd Tiahrt (KS - R) (Out Of Office)
- Patrick J. 'Pat' Tiberi (OH - R)
- Patrick J. 'Pat' Toomey (PA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Michael R. 'Mike' Turner (OH - R)
- James 'Jim' Turner (TX - ) (Out Of Office)
- Frederick Stephen 'Fred' Upton (MI - R)
- Nydia M. Velázquez (NY - D)
- David Weldon (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
- W. Curtis 'Curt' Weldon (PA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Gerald C. 'Jerry' Weller (IL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Edward 'Ed' Whitfield (KY - R)
- Roger F. Wicker (MS - R) (Out Of Office)
- Addison Graves 'Joe' Wilson Sr. (SC - R)
- Frank Rudolph Wolf (VA - R)
- Albert R. Wynn (MD - D) (Out Of Office)