US Congress House Bill 5904 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 29-0)
Status: Introduced on July 14 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-07-14 - Referred to House Appropriations
Pending: House Appropriations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Taxpayers Before Insurers Act This bill rescinds specified departmental management funds from the Office of the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) unless HHS deposits into the Treasury specified funds derived from contributions collected under the Transitional Reinsurance Program. The rescission is required unless HHS deposits into the Treasury: (1) $2 billion for each of calendar years 2014 and 2015 within 45 days of enactment of this bill, and (2) $1 billion for 2016 by March 1, 2017. (The Transitional Reinsurance Program was created by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act [PPACA] to stabilize premiums in the individual health insurance market by partially reimbursing insurers for high-cost enrollees. Health insurance issuers and certain group health plans make contributions to the program, and reinsurance payments are made to issuers for enrollees in certain individual market plans with claim costs within a specified level. Portions of the reinsurance contributions are allocated for the reinsurance payment pool, administrative expenses, and the Treasury.)

Taxpayers Before Insurers Act

Rep. Mark Walker [R-NC]	Rep. Dave Brat [R-VA]	Rep. Gary Palmer [R-AL]	Rep. Jody Hice [R-GA]
Rep. Ken Buck [R-CO]	Rep. Scott DesJarlais [R-TN]	Rep. Mike Pompeo [R-KS]	Rep. John Ratcliffe [R-TX]
Rep. John Fleming [R-LA]	Rep. David Rouzer [R-NC]	Rep. Michael Burgess [R-TX]	Rep. Mark Sanford [R-SC]
Rep. Brian Babin [R-TX]	Rep. Robert Aderholt [R-AL]	Rep. Barry Loudermilk [R-GA]	Rep. Jeb Hensarling [R-TX]
Rep. Walter Jones [R-NC]	Rep. Ron DeSantis [R-FL]	Rep. Robert Pittenger [R-NC]	Rep. Paul Gosar [R-AZ]
Rep. Tim Huelskamp [R-KS]	Rep. Randy Neugebauer [R-TX]	Rep. Jeff Miller [R-FL]	Rep. Lamar Smith [R-TX]
Rep. Austin Scott [R-GA]	Rep. Raul Labrador [R-ID]	Rep. Tom McClintock [R-CA]	Rep. Warren Davidson [R-OH]
Rep. Mark Meadows [R-NC]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-07-14	House	Referred to House Appropriations
2016-07-14	House	Referred to House Energy and Commerce
2016-07-14	House	Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Appropriations, 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.
2016-07-14	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/5904/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr5904/BILLS-114hr5904ih.pdf