American Job Protection Act
Latest action · May 11, 2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMay 5, 2011
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
American Job Protection Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to repeal provisions added by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act requiring certain employers who have a workforce of 50 or more full-time employees to provide health insurance coverage for their employees.
Cosponsors 213
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 5, 2011 to Sep 21, 2012; 2 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-GA | John Barrow | Original | May 5, 2011 |
| R-OH | Patrick J. Tiberi | Original | May 5, 2011 |
| R-KY | Brett Guthrie | May 10, 2011 | |
| R-TN | John J. Duncan, Jr. | May 10, 2011 | |
| R-CO | Mike Coffman | May 10, 2011 | |
| R-WI | Reid J. Ribble | May 11, 2011 | |
| R-NH | Frank C. Guinta | May 13, 2011 | |
| R-KS | Lynn Jenkins | May 13, 2011 | |
| R-FL | Steve Southerland II | May 13, 2011 | |
| R-IN | Larry Bucshon | May 24, 2011 | |
| R-IL | Peter J. Roskam | May 24, 2011 | |
| R-TN | Diane Black | May 25, 2011 | |
| R-KY | Geoff Davis | May 25, 2011 | |
| R-IL | Aaron Schock | May 26, 2011 | |
| R-MO | Blaine Luetkemeyer | May 26, 2011 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred May 5, 2011 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred May 11, 2011 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 11, 2011Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- May 5, 2011Introduced in House
- May 5, 2011Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H3110.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 3487 | Job Creation Act of 2011 | Related bill | Mar 29, 2012 |
| HR 6048 | Healthcare Tax Relief and Mandate Repeal Act | Related bill | Jun 28, 2012 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the employer health insurance mandate.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- American Job Protection Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 5, 2011Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
