Small Business Healthcare Relief Act
Latest action · Nov 16, 2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
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.
- IntroducedJun 25, 2015
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Small Business Healthcare Relief Act
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to allow an employer with fewer than 50 employees that does not offer group health insurance coverage to establish a health reimbursement arrangement. Under the arrangement, funds contributed by an employer are excluded from the employer's taxable income and are used to pay or reimburse employees for medical care expenses, including premiums for individual health insurance coverage or Medicare supplemental insurance.
Such a reimbursement arrangement: (1) must not pay premiums for an employee covered by a family member's coverage, (2) must be offered to all eligible employees on the same terms and may only vary based on the number of individuals covered, and (3) is not required to provide continuation coverage.
Employer contributions to a reimbursement arrangement are not included in an employee's gross income if the employee was covered by the reimbursement arrangement for more than nine months of the year. Employees covered for less than nine months have a percentage of employer contributions included in their gross income, with exceptions.
An employee offered affordable individual health insurance coverage under a reimbursement arrangement is not eligible for a premium assistance tax credit.
Employers must report contributions to a reimbursement arrangement on their employees' W-2.
This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to exempt reimbursement arrangements from requirements for health insurance coverage. Insurance offered under a reimbursement arrangement remains subject to the requirements.Cosponsors 95
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 25, 2015 to Jun 10, 2016, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Mike Thompson | Original | Jun 25, 2015 |
| D-NY | Joseph Crowley | Jul 10, 2015 | |
| R-TX | Sam Johnson | Jul 10, 2015 | |
| D-CT | John B. Larson | Jul 21, 2015 | |
| R-OH | Patrick J. Tiberi | Jul 21, 2015 | |
| R-TN | Diane Black | Jul 23, 2015 | |
| D-MA | Richard E. Neal | Jul 23, 2015 | |
| R-CA | Devin Nunes | Jul 27, 2015 | |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Jul 27, 2015 | |
| R-TX | Kenny Marchant | Jul 27, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Loretta Sanchez | Jul 27, 2015 | |
| D-NJ | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Jul 29, 2015 | |
| R-OH | James B. Renacci | Jul 29, 2015 | |
| D-OR | Kurt Schrader | Jul 29, 2015 | |
| D-AZ | Kyrsten Sinema | Jul 29, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Linda T. Sánchez | Jul 29, 2015 | |
| R-KS | Lynn Jenkins | Jul 29, 2015 | |
| R-TN | Marsha Blackburn | Jul 29, 2015 | |
| R-OH | Robert E. Latta | Jul 29, 2015 | |
| R-FL | David W. Jolly | Jul 31, 2015 | |
| D-WA | Derek Kilmer | Jul 31, 2015 | |
| R-NE | Jeff Fortenberry | Jul 31, 2015 | |
| D-TN | Jim Cooper | Jul 31, 2015 | |
| R-IA | Rod Blum | Jul 31, 2015 | |
| D-IL | Tammy Duckworth | Jul 31, 2015 | |
| R-IL | Rodney Davis | Sep 9, 2015 | |
| D-TX | Beto O'Rourke | Sep 10, 2015 | |
| R-WA | Cathy McMorris Rodgers | Sep 10, 2015 | |
| R-MN | Erik Paulsen | Sep 10, 2015 | |
| D-MN | Timothy J. Walz | Sep 10, 2015 | |
| R-FL | Vern Buchanan | Sep 10, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Alan S. Lowenthal | Sep 17, 2015 | |
| R-KY | Brett Guthrie | Sep 17, 2015 | |
| D-NY | Kathleen M. Rice | Sep 17, 2015 | |
| R-NY | Tom Reed | Sep 17, 2015 | |
| D-IL | Daniel Lipinski | Sep 28, 2015 | |
| R-GA | Earl L. "Buddy" Carter | Sep 28, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Norma J. Torres | Sep 28, 2015 | |
| R-IL | Robert J. Dold | Sep 28, 2015 | |
| D-WA | Suzan K. DelBene | Sep 28, 2015 | |
| D-NE | Brad Ashford | Oct 7, 2015 | |
| D-MN | Collin C. Peterson | Oct 7, 2015 | |
| D-WA | Denny Heck | Oct 7, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Eric Swalwell | Oct 7, 2015 | |
| R-TX | Jeb Hensarling | Oct 7, 2015 | |
| R-OK | Markwayne Mullin | Oct 7, 2015 | |
| R-OH | Steve Stivers | Oct 7, 2015 | |
| R-MI | Tim Walberg | Oct 7, 2015 | |
| D-NH | Ann M. Kuster | Oct 21, 2015 | |
| D-GA | David Scott | Oct 21, 2015 | |
| R-KS | Kevin Yoder | Oct 21, 2015 | |
| R-PA | Lou Barletta | Oct 21, 2015 | |
| R-AZ | Martha McSally | Oct 21, 2015 | |
| D-VT | Peter Welch | Oct 21, 2015 | |
| D-AZ | Ann Kirkpatrick | Nov 2, 2015 | |
| R-NY | Elise M. Stefanik | Nov 2, 2015 | |
| R-IN | Jackie Walorski | Nov 2, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Jim Costa | Nov 2, 2015 | |
| R-NY | John Katko | Nov 2, 2015 | |
| R-IL | Peter J. Roskam | Nov 2, 2015 | |
| D-WI | Ron Kind | Nov 2, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Anna G. Eshoo | Dec 1, 2015 | |
| D-MD | C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger | Dec 1, 2015 | |
| R-WI | Reid J. Ribble | Dec 1, 2015 | |
| R-IN | Todd Young | Dec 1, 2015 | |
| R-NC | George Holding | Dec 9, 2015 | |
| D-MD | John K. Delaney | Dec 9, 2015 | |
| R-GA | Rick W. Allen | Jan 4, 2016 | |
| R-PA | Ryan A. Costello | Jan 4, 2016 | |
| R-TX | John Abney Culberson | Jan 8, 2016 | |
| D-OR | Suzanne Bonamici | Jan 8, 2016 | |
| R-MO | Jason Smith | Feb 2, 2016 | |
| R-PA | Mike Kelly | Feb 12, 2016 | |
| R-SC | Tom Rice | Feb 23, 2016 | |
| R-NE | Adrian Smith | Mar 2, 2016 | |
| R-LA | Garret Graves | Mar 17, 2016 | |
| R-PA | Patrick Meehan | Mar 17, 2016 | |
| R-MI | Mike Bishop | Apr 14, 2016 | |
| R-PA | Michael G. Fitzpatrick | Apr 20, 2016 | |
| R-KS | Mike Pompeo | Apr 20, 2016 | |
| R-OH | Bill Johnson | Apr 28, 2016 | |
| R-IA | David Young | Apr 28, 2016 | |
| R-UT | Mia B. Love | Apr 28, 2016 | |
| D-CA | Pete Aguilar | Apr 28, 2016 | |
| R-IN | Todd Rokita | Apr 28, 2016 | |
| R-NC | David Rouzer | May 18, 2016 | |
| D-CO | Jared Polis | May 18, 2016 | |
| R-NV | Joseph J. Heck | May 18, 2016 | |
| R-OH | Michael R. Turner | May 18, 2016 | |
| R-CO | Mike Coffman | May 18, 2016 | |
| R-CO | Scott R. Tipton | May 18, 2016 | |
| D-NV | Dina Titus | Jun 8, 2016 | |
| R-IL | Adam Kinzinger | Jun 10, 2016 | |
| R-IL | John Shimkus | Jun 10, 2016 | |
| R-SD | Kristi L. Noem | Jun 10, 2016 |
Actions 5
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 16, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
- Jul 10, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Jun 26, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Jun 25, 2015Introduced in House
- Jun 25, 2015Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1697 | Small Business Healthcare Relief Act | Related bill | May 18, 2016 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
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- Jun 25, 2015Introduced in House
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