United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 969 (113th)
Medical Practice Freedom Act of 2013
Introduced
5 March 2013
Last action
8 March 2013 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Sponsors
Tom Price, Rep. Boustany, Charles W., Jr. [R-LA-3], David Roe, Marsha Blackburn, Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA], Rob Bishop, Cynthia Lummis, Rep. Southerland, Steve II [R-FL-2], Trent Franks, Rep. Hall, Ralph M. [D-TX-4], SAM JOHNSON, JOHN CULBERSON, KEVIN BRADY, Rep. McClintock, Tom [R-CA-5], Scott DesJarlais
Subjects
Healthcare
Source updated
12 August 2025
Summary
Medical Practice Freedom Act of 2013 - Prohibits the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) or any state from requiring any health care provider to participate in any health plan as a condition of the provider's licensure in any state.
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Timeline
5 March 2013
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Source: IntroReferral
5 March 2013
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
5 March 2013
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
8 March 2013
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 5 March 2013 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 5 March 2013
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 5 March 2013
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 5 March 2013
Sponsors
- Tom Price · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Boustany, Charles W., Jr. [R-LA-3] · R · Sponsor
- David Roe · R · Sponsor
- Marsha Blackburn · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA] · R · Sponsor
- Rob Bishop · R · Cosponsor
- Cynthia Lummis · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Southerland, Steve II [R-FL-2] · R · Cosponsor
- Trent Franks · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Hall, Ralph M. [D-TX-4] · R · Cosponsor
- SAM JOHNSON · R · Cosponsor
- JOHN CULBERSON · R · Cosponsor
- KEVIN BRADY · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. McClintock, Tom [R-CA-5] · R · Cosponsor
- Scott DesJarlais · R · Cosponsor
- · hsif00 · Standing
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/969
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/969
- us · 113-hr-969 · source updated 12 August 2025