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Health Care Reform Passage History

• March 25, 2010 – U.S. Senate: Passed Reconciliation Act (H.R. 4872), making changes to H.R. 3590 (see a section-by-section summary),  Public Law 111-152.
• March 21, 2010 – U.S. House: Passed Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (H.R. 3590), Public Law 111-148.
• December 24, 2009 – U.S. Senate: Passed Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (H.R. 3590)
• November 7, 2009 – U.S. House: Passed Affordable Health Care for America Act (H.R. 3962)
• October 13, 2009 – U.S. Senate Finance Committee: Passed American’s Healthy Future Act (S. 1796)
• July 15, 2009 – U.S. Senate HELP Committee: Passed Affordable Health Choices Act (S. 1679)

See the healthcare.gov timeline, the Kaiser Family Foundation's timeline and MSNBC's health care passage timeline.

Congressional Vote Counts:

• Roll Call on Senate Bill (H.R. 3590), 219-212
• Roll Call on Reconciliation Act (H.R. 4872), 220-211

Bill Summaries

• Bazelon Summary of H.R. 3590, the Senate Bill (1/14/10)
• Bazelon Summary of H.R. 3962, the House Bill (1/4/10)
• Bazelon Summary of S. 1796, the Senate Finance Committee Bill (10/26/10)
• Bazelon Summary of H.R. 3962, the Earlier Version of Three House Committees Bill (8/13/09)
• Bazelon Summary of S. 1679, the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee Bill