Protecting Affordable Coverage for Employees Act
Latest action · Oct 7, 2015 Became Public Law No: 114-60.
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.
- IntroducedMar 25, 2015
- Passed HouseSep 28, 2015
- Passed SenateOct 1, 2015
- To the PresidentOct 5, 2015
- Became lawOct 7, 2015Public Law 114-60
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on September 28, 2015. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Protecting Affordable Coverage for Employees Act
(Sec. 2) This bill amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) and Public Health Service Act to include employers with 51 to 100 employees as large employers for purposes of health insurance markets. States have the option to treat these employers as small employers. Currently under PPACA, employers with 51 to 100 employees are small employers, but before January 1, 2016, states have the option to treat them as large employers. (Under PPACA, health insurance offered in the small group market must meet certain requirements that do not apply to the large group market, including the requirement to cover the essential health benefits.)
Funds are made available to the Medicare Improvement Fund for services provided during and after FY2020.
Cosponsors 235
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 25, 2015 to Sep 28, 2015; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| I-AZ | Kyrsten Sinema | Original | Mar 25, 2015 |
| R-OK | Markwayne Mullin | Original | Mar 25, 2015 |
| D-CA | Tony Cárdenas | Original | Mar 25, 2015 |
| R-NE | Jeff Fortenberry | Apr 13, 2015 | |
| R-NC | Mark Meadows | Apr 13, 2015 | |
| R-TX | Pete Sessions | Apr 13, 2015 | |
| R-MO | Ann Wagner | Apr 14, 2015 | |
| R-GA | Earl L. "Buddy" Carter | Apr 14, 2015 | |
| R-KY | Ed Whitfield | Apr 14, 2015 | |
| R-OH | Robert E. Latta | Apr 14, 2015 | |
| D-NE | Brad Ashford | Apr 15, 2015 | |
| R-ND | Kevin Cramer | Apr 15, 2015 | |
| R-IL | Adam Kinzinger | Apr 16, 2015 | |
| R-MO | Billy Long | Apr 16, 2015 | |
| R-IL | John Shimkus | Apr 16, 2015 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Mar 25, 2015 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Mar 27, 2015 |
Actions 14
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 7, 2015Signed by President.
- Oct 7, 2015Became Public Law No: 114-60.
- Oct 5, 2015Presented to President.
- Oct 1, 2015Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S7084)
- Oct 1, 2015Message on Senate action sent to the House.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H7105 | Joe Courtney D-CT | Oct 22, 2015 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S7084 | Ben Sasse R-NE, Lamar Alexander R-TN, Mitch McConnell R-KY, Tim Scott R-SC | Oct 1, 2015 |
| House | Debate and remarks H6265–H6267Text printed H6265 | Brett Guthrie R-KY, Frank Pallone, Jr. D-NJ, Joseph R. Pitts R-PA, Tony Cárdenas D-CA | Sep 28, 2015 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Sep 15, 2015H.R. 1624, Protecting Affordable Coverage for Employees ActAs introduced.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 161, no. 50, March 25, 2015, page H2034.
Printed hearings 3
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 114-72 | PROTECTING AFFORDABLE COVERAGE FOR EMPLOYEES121 pages | Energy and Commerce Committee | Sep 9, 2015 |
| Serial No. 114-24 | REVIEWING THE POLICIES AND PRIORITIES OF THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES156 pages | Education and Workforce Committee | Jul 28, 2015 |
| Serial No. 114-8 | FIVE YEARS OF BROKEN PROMISES: HOW THE PRESIDENT'S HEALTH CARE LAW IS AFFECTING AMERICA'S WORKPLACES81 pages | Education and Workforce Committee | Apr 14, 2015 |
CRS reports 5
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 5
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R45334 | The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act’s (ACA’s) Risk Adjustment Program: Frequently Asked Questions Archived | Report | Oct 5, 2018 |
| R45244 | Legislative Actions to Modify the Affordable Care Act in the 111th-115th Congresses | Report | Jun 27, 2018 |
| R44690 | The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act’s (ACA’s) Transitional Reinsurance Program Archived | Report | Aug 23, 2017 |
| R44163 | The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act’s Essential Health Benefits (EHB) Archived | Report | Jul 6, 2016 |
| R43981 | The Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) Employer Shared Responsibility Determination and the Potential Employer Penalty Archived | Report | Apr 22, 2016 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1099 | PACE Act | Related bill | May 18, 2016 |
Titles 4
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title I of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to revise the definition of small employer.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Protecting Affordable Coverage for Employees Act
- Short Titles as Passed House
- Protecting Affordable Coverage for Employees Act
- Short Titles as Passed Senate
- Protecting Affordable Coverage for Employees Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- —Enrolled Bill
- Sep 29, 2015Received in Senate
- Sep 28, 2015Engrossed in House
- Mar 25, 2015Introduced in House
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.
