To prohibit the implementation or enforcement of any requirement of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act until certifications are made that taxpayer information is not and will not be used for targeting any individual or group that provides information to the Internal Revenue Service for political reasons or on the basis of political views, and for other purposes.
Latest action · Jun 5, 2013 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H3102)
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 16, 2013
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Prohibits the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) from implementing or enforcing any requirement of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) or title I of the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 until the Secretary of the Treasury certifies under penalty of perjury that: (1) taxpayer information is not and will not be used for targeting any individual or group for political reasons or on the basis of political views; and (2) the IRS has terminated the employment of all employees found to have violated the constitutional rights of any taxpayer or who knew of abuses related to the targeting of a political group, declined to come forward, or willfully misled investigators.
Prohibits taxpayer information from being used for targeting any individual or group that provides information to the IRS for political reasons or on the basis of political views. Prohibits a federal agency from implementing or enforcing any requirement of PPACA or title 1 of the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 until the head of such agency certifies under penalty of perjury that the agency has terminated the employment of any employee who is found to have violated the constitutional rights of any taxpayer. Requires such certification to be submitted to Congress.
Cosponsors 39
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 16, 2013 to Sep 25, 2013, with 3 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-LA | Charles W. Boustany, Jr. | Original | May 16, 2013 |
| R-PA | Mike Kelly | Original | May 16, 2013 |
| D-TX | Ralph M. Hall | Original | May 16, 2013 |
| R-GA | Austin Scott | May 20, 2013 | |
| R-TN | David P. Roe | May 20, 2013 | |
| R-TN | Marsha Blackburn | May 20, 2013 | |
| R-WA | David G. Reichert | May 22, 2013 | |
| R-CA | Devin Nunes | May 22, 2013 | |
| R-CA | Doug LaMalfa | May 22, 2013 | |
| R-TN | John J. Duncan, Jr. | May 22, 2013 | |
| R-GA | Lynn A. Westmoreland | May 22, 2013 | |
| R-SC | Mick Mulvaney | May 22, 2013 | |
| R-OH | Patrick J. Tiberi | May 22, 2013 | |
| R-PA | Scott Perry | May 22, 2013 | |
| R-TN | Stephen Lee Fincher | May 22, 2013 |
Actions 5
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 5, 2013Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H3102)
- Jun 3, 2013Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- May 17, 2013Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- May 16, 2013Introduced in House
- May 16, 2013Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on 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.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Comprehensive health care
- Congressional oversight
- Employee performance
- First Amendment rights
- Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
- Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
- Health
- Health care costs and insurance
- Health care coverage and access
- Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
- Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 16, 2013Introduced in House
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