HR 607 · 113th Congress 2013–2015, ended

To delay until 2016 provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act scheduled to take effect in 2014 or 2015 and to delay the application of sequestration until 2014.

Introduced Feb 8, 2013 Originated House Sponsor Mac Thornberry R-TX

Fact sheet

Latest action · Apr 23, 2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.

Progress

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  1. IntroducedFeb 8, 2013
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Delays until January 1, 2016, the effective date of any provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act or of any health care provisions of the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2011 that were scheduled to take effect in 2014 or 2015.

Amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act) to postpone until FY2014 the automatic reductions to eliminate the excess budget deficit (sequestration). Prohibits the President from issuing an order to carry out any sequestration that the Director of the Office of Management and Budget estimates is required for FY2013.

Cosponsors 17

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 12, 2013 to Feb 26, 2013.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-GALynn A. WestmorelandFeb 12, 2013
D-TXRalph M. HallFeb 12, 2013
R-NCWalter B. JonesFeb 12, 2013
R-CAHoward P. "Buck" McKeonFeb 13, 2013
R-SCJoe WilsonFeb 13, 2013
R-VARobert J. WittmanFeb 13, 2013
R-ILRodney DavisFeb 13, 2013
R-TXBlake FarentholdFeb 15, 2013
R-TXJohn Abney CulbersonFeb 15, 2013
R-VAJ. Randy ForbesFeb 25, 2013
R-NEJeff FortenberryFeb 25, 2013
R-TXK. Michael ConawayFeb 25, 2013
R-TXKay GrangerFeb 25, 2013
R-OHSteve StiversFeb 25, 2013
R-KSLynn JenkinsFeb 26, 2013
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Actions 7

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  1. Apr 23, 2013Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
  2. Apr 23, 2013Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
  3. Feb 21, 2013Referred to the Subcommittee Indian and Alaska Native Affairs.
  4. Feb 19, 2013Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  5. Feb 8, 2013Introduced in House
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Subjects

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

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  1. Feb 8, 2013Introduced in House

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