HR 175 · 115th Congress 2017–2019, ended

ObamaCare Repeal Act

Introduced Jan 3, 2017 Originated House Sponsor Steve King R-IA

Latest action · Feb 10, 2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs.

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.

IntroducedJan 3, 2017
Passed HouseNot reached
Passed SenateNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Summary

ObamaCare Repeal Act

This bill repeals the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, effective as of their enactment. Provisions of law amended by those Acts are restored.

Cosponsors 39

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 3, 2017 to Jul 20, 2017; 23 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
R-TX	Blake Farenthold	Original	Jan 3, 2017
R-OH	Bob Gibbs	Original	Jan 3, 2017
R-AL	Bradley Byrne	Original	Jan 3, 2017
R-TX	Brian Babin	Original	Jan 3, 2017
R-AR	Bruce Westerman	Original	Jan 3, 2017
R-UT	Chris Stewart	Original	Jan 3, 2017
R-WA	Dan Newhouse	Original	Jan 3, 2017
R-FL	Gus M. Bilirakis	Original	Jan 3, 2017
R-SC	Jeff Duncan	Original	Jan 3, 2017
R-GA	Jody B. Hice	Original	Jan 3, 2017
R-TN	John J. Duncan, Jr.	Original	Jan 3, 2017
R-TX	John R. Carter	Original	Jan 3, 2017
I-MI	Justin Amash	Original	Jan 3, 2017
R-TX	Louie Gohmert	Original	Jan 3, 2017
R-NC	Mark Meadows	Original	Jan 3, 2017
R-SC	Mark Sanford	Original	Jan 3, 2017
R-TX	Pete Olson	Original	Jan 3, 2017
R-AL	Robert B. Aderholt	Original	Jan 3, 2017
R-TN	Scott DesJarlais	Original	Jan 3, 2017
R-MS	Steven M. Palazzo	Original	Jan 3, 2017
R-KY	Thomas Massie	Original	Jan 3, 2017
R-OK	Tom Cole	Original	Jan 3, 2017
R-AZ	Trent Franks	Original	Jan 3, 2017
R-MD	Andy Harris		Jan 4, 2017
R-GA	Barry Loudermilk		Jan 4, 2017
R-VA	Dave Brat		Jan 4, 2017
R-SC	Joe Wilson		Jan 4, 2017
R-TX	John Ratcliffe		Jan 4, 2017
R-TN	Marsha Blackburn		Jan 4, 2017
R-TX	Randy K. Weber, Sr.		Jan 4, 2017
R-VA	Robert J. Wittman		Jan 4, 2017
R-NC	Ted Budd		Jan 4, 2017
R-MO	Vicky Hartzler		Jan 4, 2017
R-OH	Warren Davidson		Jan 4, 2017
R-AZ	Andy Biggs		Jan 10, 2017
R-MS	Trent Kelly		Jan 30, 2017
R-AL	Mo Brooks		Feb 14, 2017
R-LA	Mike Johnson		Mar 24, 2017
R-GA	Earl L. "Buddy" Carter		Jul 20, 2017

Committees 8

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 Jan 3, 2017
	Health Subcommittee	Referred Jan 25, 2017
House	Ways and Means Committee	Referred Jan 3, 2017
	Health Subcommittee	Referred Jan 13, 2017
House	Education and Workforce Committee	Referred Jan 3, 2017
House	Natural Resources Committee	Referred Jan 3, 2017
	Indian and Insular Affairs Subcommittee	Referred Feb 10, 2017
House	Judiciary Committee	Referred Jan 3, 2017
House	Committee on House Administration	Referred Jan 3, 2017
House	Rules Committee	Referred Jan 3, 2017
House	Appropriations Committee	Referred Jan 3, 2017

Actions 5

Everything that happened, newest first.

Feb 10, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs.
Jan 25, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jan 13, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jan 3, 2017Introduced in House
Jan 3, 2017Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Education and the Workforce, Natural Resources, the Judiciary, House Administration, Rules, and 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.

In the Congressional Record 1

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 H1582	Steve King R-IA	Mar 7, 2017

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

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Clause 1, Section 8 of Article 1 of the United States Constitution, which reads: ``The Congress shall have Power to lay and collected Taxes, Duties, Imposts, and Excises.'' Therefore, Congress' taxing power would be the authority to repeal ObamaCare's individual mandate. Clause 3, Section 8 of Article 1 of the United States Constitution, which states Congress' power ``To regulate Commerce . . . among the States.'' ObamaCare was a clear violation of the Commerce Clause, forcing individuals to buy a product, and this bill will ensure that such personal economic decisions are returned to Americans. In addition, this bill makes specific changes to existing law in a manner that returns power to the States and to the People, consistent with Amendment X of the United States Constitution.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 163, no. 1, January 3, 2017, page H51.

Related bills 5

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

Bill	Title	Relationship	Latest action
HR 132	ObamaCare Repeal Act	Reintroduction of	Apr 29, 2015
HR 185	ObamaCare Repeal Act	Reintroduced Bill	Feb 5, 2019
HR 277	American Health Care Reform Act of 2017	Related bill	Feb 10, 2017
HR 1718	ObamaCare Repeal Act	Related bill	Mar 31, 2017
HR 3276	Responsible Path to Full Obamacare Repeal Act	Related bill	Jul 31, 2017

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced: To repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010.
Short Titles as Introduced: ObamaCare Repeal Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

Jan 3, 2017Introduced in House

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