Delay Until Fully Functional Act of 2013
Latest action · Oct 29, 2013 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 225.
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.
- IntroducedOct 28, 2013
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Delay Until Fully Functional Act of 2013 - Amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to require the Comptroller General (GAO) to: (1) determine whether health care exchanges and all other point of enrollment options are fully functional and operating in a manner consistent with the role envisioned under the Act and report study results to Congress, and (2) conduct subsequent studies every 60 days until the Comptroller General determines that exchanges are fully functional and operating in such manner.
Delays the effective date of the penalty for failure to maintain minimum essential coverage to apply the requirements to taxable years beginning six months after the date on which the Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) certifies to Congress the results of the GAO determination that exchanges are operating successfully.
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exempt from the penalty an individual who is unable to enroll in a qualified health plan because of the technical or customer service issues of an exchange.
Cosponsors 14
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Oct 28, 2013 to Nov 12, 2013; 9 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-OK | James M. Inhofe | Original | Oct 28, 2013 |
| R-AL | Jeff Sessions | Original | Oct 28, 2013 |
| R-KS | Jerry Moran | Original | Oct 28, 2013 |
| R-AR | John Boozman | Original | Oct 28, 2013 |
| R-NE | Mike Johanns | Original | Oct 28, 2013 |
| R-UT | Orrin G. Hatch | Original | Oct 28, 2013 |
| R-KS | Pat Roberts | Original | Oct 28, 2013 |
| R-MS | Roger F. Wicker | Original | Oct 28, 2013 |
| R-MS | Thad Cochran | Original | Oct 28, 2013 |
| R-SD | John Thune | Oct 29, 2013 | |
| R-OH | Rob Portman | Oct 31, 2013 | |
| R-AK | Lisa Murkowski | Nov 7, 2013 | |
| R-MO | Roy Blunt | Nov 7, 2013 | |
| R-NH | Kelly Ayotte | Nov 12, 2013 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 29, 2013Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 225.
- Oct 28, 2013Introduced in Senate
- Oct 28, 2013Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
In the Congressional Record 4
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 S7816 | Mike Johanns R-NE | Nov 5, 2013 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S7657 | Marco Rubio R-FL, Max Baucus D-MT | Oct 30, 2013 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S7583 | Harry Reid D-NV | Oct 29, 2013 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S7581 | Harry Reid D-NV | Oct 28, 2013 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 3359 | Delay Until Fully Functional Act of 2013 | Identical bill | Nov 1, 2013 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to provide for a delay of the individual mandate under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act until the American Health Benefit Exchanges are functioning properly.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Delay Until Fully Functional Act of 2013
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Computers and information technology
- Congressional oversight
- Government studies and investigations
- Health
- Health care costs and insurance
- Health care coverage and access
- Health programs administration and funding
- Internet and video services
- Internet, web applications, social media
- Sales and excise taxes
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Oct 29, 2013Placed on Calendar Senate
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