US HB1953 | 2015-2016 | 114th Congress
Status
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 16)
Status: Introduced on April 22 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-05-06 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on April 22 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-05-06 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
No Exemption for Washington from Obamacare Act This bill amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to extend the requirement for participation in a health insurance exchange to the President, Vice President, executive branch political appointees, and employees of congressional committees and leadership offices of Congress. Currently, this requirement applies to Members of Congress and their staff. The government is prohibited from contributing to or subsidizing the health insurance coverage of officials and employees subject to this requirement.
Title
No Exemption for Washington from Obamacare Act
Sponsors
| Rep. Ron DeSantis [R-FL] | Rep. Rod Blum [R-IA] | Rep. Thomas Massie [R-KY] | Rep. Keith Rothfus [R-PA] |
| Rep. Matt Salmon [R-AZ] | Rep. Mick Mulvaney [R-SC] | Rep. Mark Sanford [R-SC] | Rep. Scott DesJarlais [R-TN] |
| Rep. Mark Meadows [R-NC] | Rep. Blake Farenthold [R-TX] | Rep. Bruce Westerman [R-AR] | Rep. Michael McCaul [R-TX] |
| Rep. Gus Bilirakis [R-FL] | Rep. John Fleming [R-LA] | Rep. Robert Wittman [R-VA] | Rep. Ted Yoho [R-FL] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2015-05-06 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. |
| 2015-04-24 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. |
| 2015-04-22 | House | Referred to House Energy and Commerce |
| 2015-04-22 | House | Referred to House Ways and Means |
| 2015-04-22 | House | Referred to House Administration |
| 2015-04-22 | House | Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform |
| 2015-04-22 | House | Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, Ways and Means, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. |
| 2015-04-22 | House | Introduced in House |
Same As/Similar To
SB16 (Related) 2015-01-06 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Subjects
Congressional committees
Congressional leadership
Congressional officers and employees
Federal officials
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government operations and politics
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Congressional leadership
Congressional officers and employees
Federal officials
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government operations and politics
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/1953/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr1953/BILLS-114hr1953ih.pdf |
