HR 4616 · 115th Congress 2017–2019, ended

Employer Relief Act of 2018

Fact sheet

Latest action · Aug 28, 2018 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 702.

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.

  1. IntroducedDec 12, 2017
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to suspend the employer mandate for health insurance coverage until January 1, 2019.

The bill amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to delay for one year, until after December 31, 2020, the implementation of the excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage (commonly referred to as the Cadillac tax).

Cosponsors 4

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Dec 12, 2017 to Jul 11, 2018, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-PAMike KellyOriginalDec 12, 2017
R-INLuke MesserDec 14, 2017
R-NCMark MeadowsFeb 26, 2018
R-NEAdrian SmithJul 11, 2018

Actions 6

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Aug 28, 2018Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 702.
  2. Aug 28, 2018Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 115-906.
  3. Jul 11, 2018Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
  4. Jul 11, 2018Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 22 - 15.
  5. Dec 12, 2017Introduced in House

Subjects

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

Text 2

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Aug 28, 2018Reported in House
  2. Dec 12, 2017Introduced in House

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