HR 1624 · 114th Congress 2015–2017, ended

Protecting Affordable Coverage for Employees Act

Introduced Mar 25, 2015 Originated House Became Public Law 114-60 Sponsor Brett Guthrie R-KY

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
R-TN	Marsha Blackburn		Apr 16, 2015
R-KS	Mike Pompeo		Apr 16, 2015
R-OH	Bill Johnson		Apr 20, 2015
R-NY	Chris Collins		Apr 20, 2015
R-TX	Pete Olson		Apr 21, 2015
R-MS	Gregg Harper		Apr 22, 2015
R-PA	Lou Barletta		Apr 22, 2015
R-TX	Michael C. Burgess		Apr 27, 2015
R-IN	Susan W. Brooks		Apr 27, 2015
R-TX	Bill Flores		Apr 28, 2015
R-FL	Dennis A. Ross		Apr 28, 2015
R-TX	Joe Barton		Apr 28, 2015
R-WV	David B. McKinley		Apr 29, 2015
R-GA	Lynn A. Westmoreland		Apr 29, 2015
R-PA	Glenn Thompson		Apr 30, 2015
R-NJ	Leonard Lance		Apr 30, 2015
R-GA	Rick W. Allen		Apr 30, 2015
D-NH	Ann M. Kuster		May 1, 2015
R-CA	Duncan Hunter		May 1, 2015
R-FL	Gus M. Bilirakis		May 1, 2015
R-AZ	Matt Salmon		May 1, 2015
R-PA	Patrick Meehan		May 1, 2015
R-TN	David P. Roe		May 13, 2015
R-SC	Joe Wilson		May 13, 2015
R-IN	Larry Bucshon		May 13, 2015
R-NY	Richard L. Hanna		May 13, 2015
R-AR	Steve Womack		May 13, 2015
R-AL	Bradley Byrne		May 15, 2015
R-SC	Mick Mulvaney		May 15, 2015
D-WI	Ron Kind		May 15, 2015
D-AZ	Ann Kirkpatrick		May 20, 2015
R-TX	Blake Farenthold		May 20, 2015
R-LA	Charles W. Boustany, Jr.		May 20, 2015
R-WI	Glenn Grothman		May 20, 2015
D-CA	Julia Brownley		May 20, 2015
R-OH	Patrick J. Tiberi		May 20, 2015
R-IL	Rodney Davis		May 20, 2015
D-CA	Pete Aguilar		Jun 1, 2015
R-NC	Renee L. Ellmers		Jun 1, 2015
R-NC	David Rouzer		Jun 4, 2015
R-NJ	Frank A. LoBiondo		Jun 4, 2015
R-OK	Frank D. Lucas		Jun 4, 2015
D-TX	Henry Cuellar		Jun 4, 2015
D-IL	Luis V. Gutierrez		Jun 4, 2015
R-IL	Peter J. Roskam		Jun 4, 2015
R-OK	Steve Russell		Jun 4, 2015
D-CA	Ted Lieu		Jun 4, 2015
R-OK	Tom Cole		Jun 4, 2015
R-SC	Tom Rice		Jun 4, 2015
R-SC	Trey Gowdy		Jun 4, 2015
R-FL	Carlos Curbelo		Jun 9, 2015
R-CA	Doug LaMalfa		Jun 9, 2015
D-MO	Emanuel Cleaver		Jun 9, 2015
R-TX	Jeb Hensarling		Jun 9, 2015
R-OK	Jim Bridenstine		Jun 9, 2015
D-CA	Linda T. Sánchez		Jun 9, 2015
R-MO	Sam Graves		Jun 9, 2015
R-TN	Scott DesJarlais		Jun 9, 2015
D-NY	Sean Patrick Maloney		Jun 9, 2015
R-CA	Devin Nunes		Jun 11, 2015
R-NH	Frank C. Guinta		Jun 11, 2015
D-TX	Marc A. Veasey		Jun 11, 2015
R-FL	Mario Diaz-Balart		Jun 11, 2015
R-MI	Mike Bishop		Jun 11, 2015
R-CA	Mimi Walters		Jun 11, 2015
D-OR	Peter A. DeFazio		Jun 11, 2015
R-WI	Reid J. Ribble		Jun 11, 2015
R-AL	Robert B. Aderholt		Jun 11, 2015
R-IN	Todd Rokita		Jun 11, 2015
R-FL	David W. Jolly		Jun 15, 2015
R-VA	E. Scott Rigell		Jun 15, 2015
R-FL	Jeff Miller		Jun 15, 2015
R-GA	Jody B. Hice		Jun 15, 2015
R-TN	John J. Duncan, Jr.		Jun 15, 2015
R-IL	Robert J. Dold		Jun 15, 2015
R-PA	Ryan A. Costello		Jun 15, 2015
D-CA	Scott H. Peters		Jun 15, 2015
R-CA	Stephen Knight		Jun 15, 2015
R-FL	Ander Crenshaw		Jun 16, 2015
R-MO	Blaine Luetkemeyer		Jun 16, 2015
R-OH	David P. Joyce		Jun 16, 2015
R-TX	John Ratcliffe		Jun 16, 2015
R-IL	Mike Bost		Jun 16, 2015
D-IL	Mike Quigley		Jun 16, 2015
R-TX	Will Hurd		Jun 16, 2015
R-WY	Cynthia M. Lummis		Jun 17, 2015
R-CA	David G. Valadao		Jun 17, 2015
R-AZ	David Schweikert		Jun 17, 2015
R-GA	Doug Collins		Jun 17, 2015
D-CO	Jared Polis		Jun 17, 2015
R-NV	Joseph J. Heck		Jun 17, 2015
R-TX	Kay Granger		Jun 17, 2015
R-NC	Richard Hudson		Jun 17, 2015
R-CO	Scott R. Tipton		Jun 19, 2015
R-FL	Thomas J. Rooney		Jun 19, 2015
R-NY	John Katko		Jun 24, 2015
R-WI	Sean P. Duffy		Jun 24, 2015
R-AZ	Trent Franks		Jun 24, 2015
R-NE	Adrian Smith		Jun 25, 2015
D-IL	Daniel Lipinski		Jun 25, 2015
D-NY	Kathleen M. Rice		Jun 25, 2015
R-TX	Kenny Marchant		Jun 25, 2015
R-TN	Diane Black		Jul 7, 2015
R-OR	Greg Walden		Jul 7, 2015
D-CA	Mike Thompson		Jul 7, 2015
R-IN	Todd Young		Jul 7, 2015
R-WI	F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr.		Jul 10, 2015
R-LA	Garret Graves		Jul 10, 2015
R-KY	Harold Rogers		Jul 10, 2015
R-KS	Lynn Jenkins		Jul 10, 2015
R-AZ	Martha McSally		Jul 10, 2015
R-ID	Michael K. Simpson		Jul 10, 2015
R-OH	James B. Renacci		Jul 14, 2015
R-SC	Jeff Duncan		Jul 14, 2015
R-TX	Kevin Brady		Jul 14, 2015
R-AL	Martha Roby		Jul 14, 2015
D-CA	Susan A. Davis		Jul 14, 2015
R-FL	Vern Buchanan		Jul 14, 2015
R-KY	Andy Barr		Jul 16, 2015
R-MN	Erik Paulsen		Jul 16, 2015
R-IN	Jackie Walorski		Jul 16, 2015
D-CA	Jim Costa		Jul 16, 2015
R-SD	Kristi L. Noem		Jul 16, 2015
R-PA	Michael G. Fitzpatrick		Jul 16, 2015
R-OH	Michael R. Turner		Jul 16, 2015
R-TX	Randy Neugebauer		Jul 16, 2015
R-OH	Steve Stivers		Jul 16, 2015
R-NY	Tom Reed		Jul 16, 2015
D-IN	André Carson		Jul 20, 2015
R-OH	Bob Gibbs		Jul 20, 2015
D-IL	Cheri Bustos		Jul 20, 2015
D-FL	Gwen Graham		Jul 20, 2015
R-VA	J. Randy Forbes		Jul 20, 2015
R-KS	Kevin Yoder		Jul 20, 2015
R-CO	Mike Coffman		Jul 20, 2015
R-AL	Mo Brooks		Jul 20, 2015
R-TX	Roger Williams		Jul 20, 2015
R-MT	Ryan K. Zinke		Jul 20, 2015
R-ME	Bruce Poliquin		Jul 21, 2015
R-NV	Cresent Hardy		Jul 21, 2015
R-NC	George Holding		Jul 21, 2015
R-TX	John R. Carter		Jul 21, 2015
R-PA	Tim Murphy		Jul 21, 2015
R-GA	Barry Loudermilk		Jul 22, 2015
R-TN	Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann		Jul 22, 2015
R-NV	Mark E. Amodei		Jul 22, 2015
R-UT	Mia B. Love		Jul 22, 2015
R-IL	Randy Hultgren		Jul 22, 2015
R-VA	Robert J. Wittman		Jul 22, 2015
R-MI	Tim Walberg		Jul 22, 2015
R-CA	Tom McClintock		Jul 22, 2015
R-MO	Vicky Hartzler		Jul 22, 2015
R-PA	Bill Shuster		Jul 23, 2015
R-IA	David Young		Jul 23, 2015
R-MO	Jason Smith		Jul 23, 2015
R-CA	Jeff Denham		Jul 23, 2015
R-NC	Mark Walker		Jul 23, 2015
R-TX	Michael T. McCaul		Jul 23, 2015
D-CA	Raul Ruiz		Jul 23, 2015
D-MN	Richard M. Nolan		Jul 23, 2015
R-IA	Rod Blum		Jul 23, 2015
R-FL	Ted S. Yoho		Jul 23, 2015
R-MS	Trent Kelly		Jul 23, 2015
D-CA	Ami Bera		Jul 27, 2015
R-PA	Charles W. Dent		Jul 27, 2015
R-MI	Dan Benishek		Jul 27, 2015
R-TX	John Abney Culberson		Jul 27, 2015
R-MI	John R. Moolenaar		Jul 27, 2015
R-IN	Luke Messer		Jul 27, 2015
D-CA	Mark DeSaulnier		Jul 27, 2015
R-NC	Patrick T. McHenry		Jul 27, 2015
R-AZ	Paul A. Gosar		Jul 27, 2015
R-TX	Sam Johnson		Jul 27, 2015
R-NM	Stevan Pearce		Jul 27, 2015
D-IL	Tammy Duckworth		Jul 27, 2015
R-MN	Tom Emmer		Jul 27, 2015
D-CA	Alan S. Lowenthal		Jul 28, 2015
R-MI	Bill Huizenga		Jul 28, 2015
R-NY	Elise M. Stefanik		Jul 28, 2015
D-TN	Jim Cooper		Jul 28, 2015
D-CA	Loretta Sanchez		Jul 28, 2015
R-NJ	Thomas MacArthur		Jul 28, 2015
R-FL	Bill Posey		Jul 29, 2015
R-NY	Christopher P. Gibson		Jul 29, 2015
D-MI	Daniel T. Kildee		Jul 29, 2015
D-TX	Filemon Vela		Jul 29, 2015
R-LA	John Fleming		Jul 29, 2015
R-TX	Randy K. Weber, Sr.		Jul 29, 2015
D-NY	Yvette D. Clarke		Jul 29, 2015
D-IA	David Loebsack		Jul 31, 2015
R-CA	Ken Calvert		Jul 31, 2015
R-TX	Ted Poe		Jul 31, 2015
R-VA	Barbara Comstock		Sep 8, 2015
R-OH	Brad R. Wenstrup		Sep 8, 2015
R-WA	Cathy McMorris Rodgers		Sep 8, 2015
R-WA	Dan Newhouse		Sep 8, 2015
R-VA	Dave Brat		Sep 8, 2015
R-TX	Lamar Smith		Sep 8, 2015
D-TN	Steve Cohen		Sep 8, 2015
R-PA	Tom Marino		Sep 8, 2015
R-AR	Bruce Westerman		Sep 9, 2015
R-NJ	Christopher H. Smith		Sep 9, 2015
R-PA	Mike Kelly		Sep 9, 2015
D-CA	Jared Huffman		Sep 11, 2015
D-DE	John C. Carney, Jr.		Sep 11, 2015
R-GA	Austin Scott		Sep 16, 2015
R-FL	Daniel Webster		Sep 16, 2015
R-AK	Don Young		Sep 16, 2015
R-SC	Mark Sanford		Sep 16, 2015
D-CA	Norma J. Torres		Sep 16, 2015
R-NC	Walter B. Jones		Sep 16, 2015
R-PA	Keith J. Rothfus		Sep 17, 2015
R-VA	Bob Goodlatte		Sep 18, 2015
R-AR	Eric A. "Rick" Crawford		Sep 24, 2015
R-FL	Ileana Ros-Lehtinen		Sep 24, 2015
D-CA	John Garamendi		Sep 24, 2015
D-NM	Michelle Lujan Grisham		Sep 24, 2015
R-WA	Jaime Herrera Beutler		Sep 28, 2015
D-RI	James R. Langevin		Sep 28, 2015
D-GA	Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.		Sep 28, 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.

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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

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8

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.

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