Fairness for Lost Coverage Act of 2013
Latest action · Oct 29, 2013 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Progress
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- IntroducedOct 29, 2013
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Fairness for Lost Coverage Act of 2013 - Prohibits any of the 12 months beginning with the first month of an applicable individual's loss of health insurance coverage from being taken into account in applying the Internal Revenue Code requirement to maintain minimum essential coverage.
Defines "applicable individual" as an individual who: (1) has coverage (whether as a principal or a dependent of another individual) under an employer-sponsored health plan or individual health insurance coverage for the last month of a plan year beginning during 2013, and (2) loses such coverage beginning with the first month of the subsequent plan year because of the plan's or coverage's termination and not because of any termination or change of the individual's employment, the individual's failure to pay premiums, or any other reasons within the individual's control.
Cosponsors 6
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Oct 29, 2013 to Nov 14, 2013, with 3 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-CA | Ken Calvert | Original | Oct 29, 2013 |
| R-PA | Patrick Meehan | Original | Oct 29, 2013 |
| R-AL | Spencer Bachus | Original | Oct 29, 2013 |
| R-OH | Bill Johnson | Nov 14, 2013 | |
| R-WI | Sean P. Duffy | Nov 14, 2013 | |
| R-NC | Walter B. Jones | Nov 14, 2013 |
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- Oct 29, 2013Introduced in House
- Oct 29, 2013Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Subjects
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- Oct 29, 2013Introduced in House
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