House bill · 111th Congress · Public Law 111-192
Preservation of Access to Care for Medicare Beneficiaries and Pension Relief Act of 2010
Became law on Jun 25, 2010.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedOct 29, 2009
- Committee actionskipped
- Passed HouseNov 7, 2009 · 220–215
- Passed SenateJun 18, 2010 · by unanimous consent
- Resolving differencesJun 24, 2010
- To the PresidentJun 24, 2010
- Became lawJun 25, 2010
Latest action: Jun 25, 2010 — Became Public Law No: 111-192.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3962.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 3962, Affordable Health Care for America Act” on November 4, 2009. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the amendment in the nature of a substitute as introduced on November 3, 2009</p>”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, November 4, 2009 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/41397
- CBO publication date
- November 4, 2009
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3962, 111th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/hr/3962
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
dffbf1af4d51456354bb93f034956936b4c74235e9caf9c67405aaf7d2545eb0
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 3962, Affordable Health Care for America Act” on November 4, 2009. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the amendment in the nature of a substitute as introduced on November 3, 2009”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, November 4, 2009 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/41397
- CBO publication date
- November 4, 2009
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3962, 111th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/hr/3962
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
dffbf1af4d51456354bb93f034956936b4c74235e9caf9c67405aaf7d2545eb0
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 3962, Affordable Health Care for America Act” on November 5, 2009. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as introduced on October 29, 2009, incorporating the manager's amendment from November 3, 2009</p>”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, November 5, 2009 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/41398
- CBO publication date
- November 5, 2009
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3962, 111th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/hr/3962
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
dffbf1af4d51456354bb93f034956936b4c74235e9caf9c67405aaf7d2545eb0
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 3962, Affordable Health Care for America Act” on November 5, 2009. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as introduced on October 29, 2009, incorporating the manager's amendment from November 3, 2009”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, November 5, 2009 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/41398
- CBO publication date
- November 5, 2009
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3962, 111th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/hr/3962
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
dffbf1af4d51456354bb93f034956936b4c74235e9caf9c67405aaf7d2545eb0
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 3962, Affordable Health Care for America Act” on November 6, 2009. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as introduced on October 29, 2009 and incorporating the manager's amendment from November 3, 2009 (updated to reflect enactment of H.R. 3548)”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, November 6, 2009 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/41402
- CBO publication date
- November 6, 2009
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3962, 111th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/hr/3962
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
dffbf1af4d51456354bb93f034956936b4c74235e9caf9c67405aaf7d2545eb0
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 3962, Affordable Health Care for America Act” on November 6, 2009. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as introduced on October 29, 2009 and incorporating the manager's amendment from November 3, 2009 (updated to reflect enactment of H.R. 3548)</p>”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, November 6, 2009 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/41402
- CBO publication date
- November 6, 2009
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3962, 111th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/hr/3962
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
dffbf1af4d51456354bb93f034956936b4c74235e9caf9c67405aaf7d2545eb0
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 3962, Affordable Health Care for America Act” on November 20, 2009. CBO’s description reads “<p>Revised cost estimate for the bill as passed by the House of Representatives</p>”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, November 20, 2009 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/41433
- CBO publication date
- November 20, 2009
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3962, 111th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/hr/3962
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
dffbf1af4d51456354bb93f034956936b4c74235e9caf9c67405aaf7d2545eb0
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 3962, Affordable Health Care for America Act” on November 20, 2009. CBO’s description reads “Revised cost estimate for the bill as passed by the House of Representatives”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, November 20, 2009 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/41433
- CBO publication date
- November 20, 2009
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3962, 111th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/hr/3962
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
dffbf1af4d51456354bb93f034956936b4c74235e9caf9c67405aaf7d2545eb0
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 3962, Affordable Health Care for America Act” on November 25, 2009. CBO’s description reads “<p>Additional information on the budgetary effects of proposals to establish the Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) Program</p>”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, November 25, 2009 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/41780
- CBO publication date
- November 25, 2009
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3962, 111th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/hr/3962
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
dffbf1af4d51456354bb93f034956936b4c74235e9caf9c67405aaf7d2545eb0
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 3962, Affordable Health Care for America Act” on November 25, 2009. CBO’s description reads “Additional information on the budgetary effects of proposals to establish the Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) Program”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, November 25, 2009 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/41780
- CBO publication date
- November 25, 2009
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3962, 111th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/hr/3962
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
dffbf1af4d51456354bb93f034956936b4c74235e9caf9c67405aaf7d2545eb0
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “Budgetary Effects for an Act to Provide a Physician Payment Update, to Provide Pension Funding Relief, and for Other Purposes” on June 18, 2010. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as provided by staff on June 18, 2010”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 18, 2010 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/21534
- CBO publication date
- June 18, 2010
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3962, 111th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/hr/3962
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
dffbf1af4d51456354bb93f034956936b4c74235e9caf9c67405aaf7d2545eb0
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “Budgetary Effects for an Act to Provide a Physician Payment Update, to Provide Pension Funding Relief, and for Other Purposes” on June 18, 2010. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as provided by staff on June 18, 2010</p>”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 18, 2010 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/21534
- CBO publication date
- June 18, 2010
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3962, 111th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/hr/3962
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
dffbf1af4d51456354bb93f034956936b4c74235e9caf9c67405aaf7d2545eb0
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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a committee report (as of September 8, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 3962, last updated September 8, 2026. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 13, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.
Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
6 cosponsors — 6 Democrats
0 of 6 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Robert Andrews (D-NJ), George Miller (D-CA), Frank Pallone (D-NJ), Charles Rangel (D-NY), Pete Stark (D-CA), Henry Waxman (D-CA).
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Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 26, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.