SIMPLE Fairness Act
Latest action · Mar 10, 2014 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 319.
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.
- IntroducedFeb 28, 2014
- Passed HouseMar 5, 2014
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Suspending the Individual Mandate Penalty Law Equals Fairness Act or the SIMPLE Fairness Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to delay until 2015 the imposition of the monthly penalty amount on individual taxpayers for failure to purchase minimum essential health care coverage.
Recorded votes 2
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 97 | On Passage | Passed250–160 | Mar 5, 2014 |
| House 96 | On Motion to Recommit with Instructions | Failed185–227 | Mar 5, 2014 |
Cosponsors 18
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 28, 2014 to Mar 5, 2014, with 8 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-FL | Daniel Webster | Original | Feb 28, 2014 |
| R-FL | Ileana Ros-Lehtinen | Original | Feb 28, 2014 |
| R-TX | Kevin Brady | Original | Feb 28, 2014 |
| R-TX | Michael C. Burgess | Original | Feb 28, 2014 |
| R-TX | Pete Sessions | Original | Feb 28, 2014 |
| R-FL | Richard B. Nugent | Original | Feb 28, 2014 |
| R-GA | Rob Woodall | Original | Feb 28, 2014 |
| R-OK | Tom Cole | Original | Feb 28, 2014 |
| R-NE | Adrian Smith | Mar 4, 2014 | |
| R-OH | James B. Renacci | Mar 4, 2014 | |
| R-PA | Jim Gerlach | Mar 4, 2014 | |
| R-MN | John Kline | Mar 4, 2014 | |
| R-WI | Paul D. Ryan | Mar 4, 2014 | |
| R-AR | Tim Griffin | Mar 4, 2014 | |
| R-IN | Todd Young | Mar 4, 2014 |
Actions 17
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 10, 2014Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 319.
- Mar 6, 2014Received in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
- Mar 5, 2014Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 497. (consideration: CR H2168-2177)
- Mar 5, 2014DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Horsford motion to recommit with instructions, pending the reservation of a point of order. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the bill to be reported back to the House with an amendment to add a new section at the end of the bill titled Protecting Consumers From Premium Increases and Discrimination on the Basis of Preexisting Conditions. The point of order was subsequently withdrawn.
- Mar 5, 2014DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 4118.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HRES 497 | Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3826) to provide direction to the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency regarding the establishment of standards for emissions of any greenhouse gas from fossil fuel-fired electric utility gener | Related bill | Mar 5, 2014 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Taxation.
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 10, 2014Placed on Calendar Senate
- Mar 5, 2014Engrossed in House
- Feb 28, 2014Introduced in House
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