S. 2836 — Introduced in Senate

II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2836 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES November 12, 2019Mrs. Murray (for herself, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Merkley, Ms. Hassan, Ms. Hirono, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Markey, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Booker, Mr. Blumenthal, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Brown, Ms. Rosen, Mr. Sanders, Ms. Harris, Ms. Klobuchar, Ms. Warren, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Murphy, Ms. Cortez Masto, Mr. Kaine, Mr. Bennet, Ms. Duckworth, Ms. Smith, Ms. Stabenow, and Mr. Cardin) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To prohibit the Secretary of Health and Human Services from taking any action to implement, enforce, or otherwise give effect to the final rule, entitled Protecting Statutory Conscience Rights in Health Care; Delegations of Authority. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Put Patients First Act. 2. Prohibiting implementation of final rule Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Health and Human Services may not take any action to implement, enforce, or otherwise give effect to the final rule, entitled “Protecting Statutory Conscience Rights in Health Care; Delegations of Authority” (84 Fed. Reg. 23170–23272, May 21, 2019).