CONGRESS FOR VOTERS

Jay Obernolte (R-CA)

Preventive Health Savings Act

H.R. 4464 · House bill Economics and Public Finance

A Republican bill with 8 Democratic cosponsors · See all 25 cosponsors

Last activity — Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 29 - 0.

Introduced, nothing more yet

Formally proposed, and not yet handed to a committee.

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Its path through Congress

  1. Introduced

What this bill would do

This bill is called the Preventive Health Savings Act. It amends the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 regarding how preventive health savings are scored. The bill allows certain congressional leaders to request that the Director determine if proposed legislation will reduce budget outlays in future years through preventive health care. If the Director finds that the legislation will reduce spending, they must include a description and estimate of those reductions in their projections. However, these estimates are strictly for supplementary use and cannot be used to determine compliance with budgetary enforcement controls.

Yes· 3 of 5

  • Scored +3

    Does this reduce what the federal government owes?

    The bill provides a mechanism to track long-term savings from preventive health which could assist in debt reduction strategies.

  • Scored +3

    Does this reduce what the federal government spends?

    By highlighting reductions in budget outlays through preventive health, the bill facilitates the identification of potential spending reductions.

  • Scored +2

    Does this make the government pay for what it commits to?

    It enhances fiscal visibility by accounting for long-term savings in budgetary outyears.

The opposite

No question was scored the opposite.