Taxpayers Before Insurers Act
Latest action · Jul 14, 2016 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Appropriations, 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.
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.
- IntroducedJul 14, 2016
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Taxpayers Before Insurers Act
This bill rescinds specified departmental management funds from the Office of the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) unless HHS deposits into the Treasury specified funds derived from contributions collected under the Transitional Reinsurance Program.
The rescission is required unless HHS deposits into the Treasury: (1) $2 billion for each of calendar years 2014 and 2015 within 45 days of enactment of this bill, and (2) $1 billion for 2016 by March 1, 2017.
(The Transitional Reinsurance Program was created by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act [PPACA] to stabilize premiums in the individual health insurance market by partially reimbursing insurers for high-cost enrollees. Health insurance issuers and certain group health plans make contributions to the program, and reinsurance payments are made to issuers for enrollees in certain individual market plans with claim costs within a specified level. Portions of the reinsurance contributions are allocated for the reinsurance payment pool, administrative expenses, and the Treasury.)
Cosponsors 28
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 14, 2016 to Dec 6, 2016; 4 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-VA | Dave Brat | Original | Jul 14, 2016 |
| R-AL | Gary J. Palmer | Original | Jul 14, 2016 |
| R-GA | Jody B. Hice | Original | Jul 14, 2016 |
| R-CO | Ken Buck | Original | Jul 14, 2016 |
| R-LA | John Fleming | Sep 6, 2016 | |
| R-TX | John Ratcliffe | Sep 6, 2016 | |
| R-KS | Mike Pompeo | Sep 6, 2016 | |
| R-TN | Scott DesJarlais | Sep 6, 2016 | |
| R-NC | David Rouzer | Sep 7, 2016 | |
| R-TX | Brian Babin | Sep 9, 2016 | |
| R-SC | Mark Sanford | Sep 9, 2016 | |
| R-TX | Michael C. Burgess | Sep 9, 2016 | |
| R-AL | Robert B. Aderholt | Sep 12, 2016 | |
| R-GA | Barry Loudermilk | Sep 13, 2016 | |
| R-TX | Jeb Hensarling | Sep 13, 2016 | |
| R-FL | Ron DeSantis | Sep 14, 2016 | |
| R-NC | Walter B. Jones | Sep 14, 2016 | |
| R-NC | Robert Pittenger | Sep 15, 2016 | |
| R-AZ | Paul A. Gosar | Sep 19, 2016 | |
| R-KS | Tim Huelskamp | Sep 20, 2016 | |
| R-FL | Jeff Miller | Sep 21, 2016 | |
| R-TX | Randy Neugebauer | Sep 21, 2016 | |
| R-TX | Lamar Smith | Sep 26, 2016 | |
| R-GA | Austin Scott | Sep 27, 2016 | |
| R-ID | Raul R. Labrador | Nov 14, 2016 | |
| R-CA | Tom McClintock | Nov 14, 2016 | |
| R-NC | Mark Meadows | Dec 6, 2016 | |
| R-OH | Warren Davidson | Dec 6, 2016 |
Committees 2
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 Jul 14, 2016 |
| House | Appropriations Committee | Referred Jul 14, 2016 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 14, 2016Introduced in House
- Jul 14, 2016Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Appropriations, 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.
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.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 162, no. 114, July 14, 2016, page H5015.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2803 | Taxpayers Before Insurers Act | Identical bill | Apr 14, 2016 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to deposit certain funds into the general fund of the Treasury in accordance with provisions of Federal law with regard to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act's Transitional Reinsurance Program.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Taxpayers Before Insurers Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 14, 2016Introduced in House
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