A bill to delay the application of the individual health insurance mandate, to delay the application of the employer health insurance mandate, and for other purposes.
Latest action · Sep 9, 2013 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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.
- IntroducedSep 9, 2013
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Fairness for American Families Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code, as amended by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), to delay until 2015 the requirement that individuals maintain minimal essential health care coverage.
Authority for Mandate Delay Act - Amends PPACA to delay until 2015 enforcement of requirements that large employers offer their full-time employees the opportunity to enroll in minimum essential coverage. Delays the effective date of related reporting requirements for such employers and for providers of minimum essential coverage.
Cosponsors 42
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 9, 2013 to Sep 26, 2013; 9 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-AZ | Jeff Flake | Original | Sep 9, 2013 |
| R-AR | John Boozman | Original | Sep 9, 2013 |
| R-GA | Johnny Isakson | Original | Sep 9, 2013 |
| R-NH | Kelly Ayotte | Original | Sep 9, 2013 |
| R-TN | Lamar Alexander | Original | Sep 9, 2013 |
| R-NE | Mike Johanns | Original | Sep 9, 2013 |
| R-KY | Mitch McConnell | Original | Sep 9, 2013 |
| R-MO | Roy Blunt | Original | Sep 9, 2013 |
| R-OK | Tom Coburn | Original | Sep 9, 2013 |
| R-NC | Richard Burr | Sep 10, 2013 | |
| R-GA | Saxby Chambliss | Sep 10, 2013 | |
| R-ME | Susan M. Collins | Sep 10, 2013 | |
| R-IA | Chuck Grassley | Sep 12, 2013 | |
| R-NE | Deb Fischer | Sep 12, 2013 | |
| R-ID | James E. Risch | Sep 12, 2013 | |
| R-OK | James M. Inhofe | Sep 12, 2013 | |
| R-NJ | Jeff Chiesa | Sep 12, 2013 | |
| R-AL | Jeff Sessions | Sep 12, 2013 | |
| R-KS | Jerry Moran | Sep 12, 2013 | |
| R-WY | John Barrasso | Sep 12, 2013 | |
| R-TX | John Cornyn | Sep 12, 2013 | |
| R-ND | John Hoeven | Sep 12, 2013 | |
| R-AZ | John McCain | Sep 12, 2013 | |
| R-SD | John Thune | Sep 12, 2013 | |
| R-ID | Mike Crapo | Sep 12, 2013 | |
| R-KS | Pat Roberts | Sep 12, 2013 | |
| R-PA | Patrick J. Toomey | Sep 12, 2013 | |
| R-KY | Rand Paul | Sep 12, 2013 | |
| R-OH | Rob Portman | Sep 12, 2013 | |
| R-MS | Roger F. Wicker | Sep 12, 2013 | |
| R-WI | Ron Johnson | Sep 12, 2013 | |
| R-MS | Thad Cochran | Sep 12, 2013 | |
| R-SC | Tim Scott | Sep 12, 2013 | |
| R-TN | Bob Corker | Sep 17, 2013 | |
| R-LA | David Vitter | Sep 17, 2013 | |
| R-SC | Lindsey Graham | Sep 17, 2013 | |
| R-IL | Mark Kirk | Sep 17, 2013 | |
| R-WY | Michael B. Enzi | Sep 17, 2013 | |
| R-UT | Orrin G. Hatch | Sep 17, 2013 | |
| R-AL | Richard C. Shelby | Sep 17, 2013 | |
| R-AK | Lisa Murkowski | Sep 24, 2013 | |
| R-NV | Dean Heller | Sep 26, 2013 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Finance Committee | Referred Sep 9, 2013 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 9, 2013Introduced in Senate
- Sep 9, 2013Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
In the Congressional Record 3
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S7971 | Daniel Coats R-IN | Nov 13, 2013 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S7811, S7816 | Daniel Coats R-IN, Mike Johanns R-NE | Nov 5, 2013 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S7645 | Daniel Coats R-IN | Oct 30, 2013 |
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 2667 | Authority for Mandate Delay Act | Related bill | Jul 23, 2013 |
| HR 2668 | To delay the application of the individual health insurance mandate, to delay the application of the employer health insurance mandate, and for other purposes. | Related bill | Jul 24, 2013 |
| HR 3348 | Obamacare Choice Act of 2013 | Related bill | Oct 28, 2013 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to delay the application of the individual health insurance mandate, to delay the application of the employer health insurance mandate, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced for portions of this bill
- Authority for Mandate Delay Act
- Fairness for American Families Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 9, 2013Introduced in Senate
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
