HR 2022 · 113th Congress 2013–2015, ended

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.

Introduced May 16, 2013 Originated House Sponsor Diane Black R-TN

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; 3 are original cosponsors, there from 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
R-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
R-AR	Tim Griffin		May 22, 2013
R-TX	Joe Barton		May 23, 2013
R-SC	Joe Wilson		May 23, 2013
R-TX	Pete Olson		May 23, 2013
R-TN	Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann		Jun 3, 2013
R-NC	George Holding		Jun 3, 2013
R-IN	Luke Messer		Jun 3, 2013
R-IL	Aaron Schock		Jun 6, 2013
R-NC	Renee L. Ellmers		Jun 6, 2013
R-AR	Eric A. "Rick" Crawford		Jun 10, 2013
R-OH	James B. Renacci		Jun 11, 2013
R-OH	Steve Chabot		Jun 11, 2013
R-TX	Ted Poe		Jun 11, 2013
R-NC	Walter B. Jones		Jun 12, 2013
R-MO	Billy Long		Jun 13, 2013
R-MO	Ann Wagner		Jun 17, 2013
R-NV	Mark E. Amodei		Jun 19, 2013
R-IL	Peter J. Roskam		Jun 19, 2013
R-AR	Steve Womack		Jul 9, 2013
R-TX	Kevin Brady		Jul 11, 2013
R-PA	Patrick Meehan		Jul 11, 2013
R-MS	Alan Nunnelee		Jul 23, 2013
R-IN	Susan W. Brooks		Aug 1, 2013
R-MO	Jason Smith		Sep 25, 2013

Committees 2

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 16, 2013
	Health Subcommittee	Referred Jun 3, 2013
House	Energy and Commerce Committee	Referred May 16, 2013
	Health Subcommittee	Referred May 17, 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.

In the Congressional Record 2

Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.

Where	In the Record	Members	Date
House	Debate and remarks H3262	George Holding R-NC	Jun 11, 2013
House	Debate and remarks H3102	Diane Black R-TN	Jun 5, 2013

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

[Pages H5347-H5349] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] By Mr. NEUGEBAUER: H.J. Res. 57. Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Constitutional Amendments Article V The Congress, whenever two thirds of both Houses shall deem it necessary, shall propose Amendments to this Constitution, or, on the Application of the Legislatures of two thirds of the several States, shall call a Convention for proposing Amendments, which in either Case, shall be valid to all Intents and Purposes, as Part of this Constitution, when ratified by the Legislatures of three fourths of the several States or by Conventions in three fourths thereof, as the one or the other Mode of Ratification may be proposed by the Congress; Provided that no Amendment which may be made prior to the Year One thousand eight hundred and eight shall in any Manner affect the first and fourth Clauses in the Ninth Section of the first Article; and that no State without its Consent, shall be deprived of its equal Suffrage in the Senate. ADDITIONAL SPONSORS Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors were added to public bills and resolutions as follows: H.R. 60: Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois. H.R. 148: Mr. Enyart. H.R. 182: Mr. Sires. H.R. 183: Mr. Enyart. H.R. 262: Mr. Heck of Nevada and Mr. Schock. H.R. 279: Mr. Ruiz. H.R. 281: Ms. Kaptur. H.R. 292: Mr. George Miller of California. H.R. 301: Mr. Gardner and Mr. Wittman. H.R. 310: Mr. Kilmer. H.R. 362: Mr. George Miller of California. H.R. 363: Mr. George Miller of California. H.R. 366: Ms. Jenkins and Mr. Schneider. H.R. 419: Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania. H.R. 460: Mr. Perlmutter. H.R. 474: Mr. Ellison. H.R. 485: Ms. Tsongas. H.R. 491: Mr. Sherman. H.R. 508: Mr. Quigley, Mr. Barber, and Mr. Gibson. H.R. 523: Mr. Smith of Missouri. H.R. 525: Mr. Ryan of Ohio. H.R. 533: Mr. Cartwright and Mr. DeFazio. H.R. 543: Mr. George Miller of California. H.R. 574: Mr. Clay. H.R. 578: Mr. Womack. H.R. 580: Mr. Cartwright. H.R. 620: Mr. Ellison. H.R. 621: Mr. Barletta. H.R. 647: Mr. Pascrell, Mrs. Miller of Michigan, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Ms. Fudge, Mr. McDermott, and Mr. Neal. H.R. 679: Mr. Scott of Virginia. H.R. 685: Ms. Moore, Mr. Price of Georgia, Mr. Al Green of Texas, Mr. Kilmer, Mr. Neal, Mrs. Lowey, and Mr. Womack. H.R. 690: Mr. Barletta and Mr. Walden. H.R. 702: Mr. Cohen and Mr. Langevin. H.R. 720: Mr. Cartwright. H.R. 724: Mr. Swalwell of California. H.R. 755: Ms. Esty. H.R. 792: Mr. Gowdy. H.R. 795: Mr. Stockman. H.R. 846: Mr. Nunnelee, Mr. Courtney, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Kline, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Ms. Fudge, Mr. Stutzman, and Mr. Pocan. H.R. 920: Mr. Gallego. H.R. 938: Mr. Thornberry. H.R. 961: Mr. Bera of California. H.R. 975: Mr. Price of North Carolina. H.R. 1001: Mr. Bishop of New York and Mr. Cole. H.R. 1014: Mr. Rothfus. H.R. 1015: Mr. Huffman, Mr. Bachus, and Mr. Barletta. H.R. 1020: Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Renacci, and Mr. Womack. H.R. 1024: Ms. Clarke, Mrs. Miller of Michigan, and Ms. Kuster. H.R. 1074: Ms. DeGette. H.R. 1091: Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Goodlatte, and Mr. Massie. H.R. 1094: Mr. Bera of California and Mr. Serrano. H.R. 1105: Mr. Matheson and Mr. Bachus. H.R. 1146: Mr. McHenry. H.R. 1175: Ms. Bass. H.R. 1176: Mr. Wittman. H.R. 1237: Mr. Stivers. H.R. 1249: Mr. Griffin of Arkansas. H.R. 1250: Mr. Courtney, Mrs. Miller of Michigan, and Ms. Esty. H.R. 1252: Mr. Cook, Mr. Runyan, and Mr. Pearce. H.R. 1276: Mrs. Miller of Michigan, Mr. Fortenberry, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. Farr, and Mrs. Capps. H.R. 1318: Ms. Sewell of Alabama, Mr. Neal, and Mr. Clay. H.R. 1327: Ms. McCollum. H.R. 1346: Mr. Lowenthal. H.R. 1354: Mr. Kilmer. H.R. 1389: Ms. Frankel of Florida and Ms. Esty. H.R. 1416: Mr. Israel and Mr. Wilson of South Carolina. H.R. 1428: Mr. Gerlach. H.R. 1476: Mr. Bentivolio. H.R. 1518: Ms. Pingree of Maine. H.R. 1526: Mr. Coffman. H.R. 1563: Ms. Wilson[...]

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H5348.

Titles 1

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced: 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.

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.

Text 1

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May 16, 2013Introduced in House

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