Supporting the rights of individuals to make medical decisions as guaranteed by the Fourteenth Amendment of the Constitution and encouraging all Americans to set forth their wishes in living wills that designate health care surrogates and in other advance directives.

Summary

Reaffirms the rights of individuals to make medical decisions as guaranteed under the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution. Urges all Americans to: (1) set forth their health care wishes in living wills that designate health care surrogates or in other advance directives; and (2) talk to their families about preferences for medical treatment in the event they are incapable of making informed health care decisions.

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Timeline

1. 14 April 2005

   Introduced

   Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 14 April 2005

   Introduced

   Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 14 April 2005

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 14 April 2005

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

5. 22 April 2005

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

   Source: Committee

6. 10 May 2005

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.

   Source: Committee

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• Introduced in House · 14 April 2005 · Download file

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Sponsors

• Rep. Wexler, Robert [D-FL-19] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Brown-Waite, Ginny [R-FL-5] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Conaway, K. Michael [R-TX-11] · R · Cosponsor
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