Date: November 7, 2009
Subject: "Affordable" Care Act ("Obamacare")
Description: The House passed a massive overhaul to the nation's health care and health insurance industry, by creating a government-run insurance program, forcing everyone to purchase insurance approved by the Secretary of Health and Human Services or pay a steep tax, taxing companies that do not provide insurance, and requiring insurers to accept individuals who are already sick. The bill also imposed an income tax surcharge to help cover costs.
Result: Bill Passed, 220-215
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