House bill · 114th Congress · Did not become law

Restoring Access to Medication and Improving Health Savings Act of 2016

H.R. 1270Introduced Mar 4, 2015Policy area: Taxation

Where it went

IntroducedMar 4, 2015
Committee actionSep 17, 2015
Passed HouseJul 6, 2016 · 243–164
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Jul 11, 2016 — Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 550.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1270.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1270, Restoring Access to Medication Act of 2015” on September 23, 2015. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Ways and Means on September 17, 2015”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, September 23, 2015 ↗
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CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/50837
CBO publication date
September 23, 2015
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 1270, 114th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/1270
Record last updated by Congress.gov
December 5, 2025
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CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1270, Restoring Access to Medication Act of 2016” on June 21, 2016. CBO’s description reads “As posted on the website of the House Committee on Rules on June 17, 2016 (Rules Committee Print 114-60)”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 21, 2016 ↗
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CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/51705
CBO publication date
June 21, 2016
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 1270, 114th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/1270
Record last updated by Congress.gov
December 5, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
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Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 114-308 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Ways and Means Committee on October 23, 2015.
Source: Congress.gov, reported October 23, 2015 ↗
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Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 1270, 114th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/1270
Record last updated by Congress.gov
December 5, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 22, 2026
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Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. JENKINS of Kansas, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 161, No. 37, March 4, 2015, Page H1615):
Article I, Section 8: The Congress shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defense and general Welfare of the United States.
Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record March 4, 2015 ↗
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H.R. 1270, 114th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/1270
Record last updated by Congress.gov
December 5, 2025
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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

39 cosponsors — 35 Republicans, 3 Democrats, 1 independent

4 of 39 cosponsors (10%) are from the other party.

Brian Babin (R-TX), Mike Bishop (R-MI), Diane Black (R-TN), Charles Boustany (R-LA), Kevin Brady (R-TX), Dave Brat (R-VA), Michael Burgess (R-TX), Ryan Costello (R-PA), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Scott DesJarlais (R-TN), Bill Flores (R-TX), Sam Graves (R-MO), Brett Guthrie (R-KY), Joseph Heck (R-NV), J. Hill (R-AR), Bill Huizenga (R-MI), Bill Johnson (R-OH), David Jolly (R-FL), Walter Jones (R-NC), Mike Kelly (R-PA), Ron Kind (D-WI), Robert Latta (R-OH), Billy Long (R-MO), David McKinley (R-WV), Martha McSally (R-AZ), Jeff Miller (R-FL), Patrick Murphy (D-FL), Mike Pompeo (R-KS), Bill Posey (R-FL), James Renacci (R-OH) and 9 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Lynn Jenkins.

Sponsor’s state and district

Kansas in Congress · KS-2 district

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Data as of Sep 23, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.