No Exemption for Washington from Obamacare Act
Latest action · Jan 31, 2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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 12, 2017
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
No Exemption for Washington from Obamacare Act
This bill amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to extend the requirement for participation in a health insurance exchange to the President, Vice President, executive branch political appointees, and employees of congressional committees and leadership offices of Congress. Currently, this requirement applies to Members of Congress and their staff.
The government is prohibited from contributing to or subsidizing the health insurance coverage of officials and employees subject to this requirement.
Cosponsors 3
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 13, 2017 to Jan 9, 2018.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-AZ | Andy Biggs | Jan 13, 2017 | |
| R-SC | Mark Sanford | Apr 26, 2017 | |
| R-SC | Ralph Norman | Jan 9, 2018 |
Committees 4
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Oversight and Government Reform Committee | Referred Jan 12, 2017 |
| House | Committee on House Administration | Referred Jan 12, 2017 |
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Jan 12, 2017 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Jan 31, 2017 | |
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Jan 12, 2017 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 31, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Jan 12, 2017Introduced in House
- Jan 12, 2017Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, Ways and Means, and Energy and Commerce, 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. 163, no. 8, January 12, 2017, page H473.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 115-616 | HEARING ON PENDING LEGISLATION174 pages | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Aug 1, 2018 |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 537 | Budget Process Accountability Act | Related bill | Jan 25, 2017 |
| HR 1953 | No Exemption for Washington from Obamacare Act | Reintroduction of | May 6, 2015 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To require members of Congress and congressional staff to abide by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act with respect to health insurance coverage, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- No Exemption for Washington from Obamacare Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
- Congressional committees
- Congressional leadership
- Congressional officers and employees
- Federal officials
- Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
- Government Operations and Politics
- Health care costs and insurance
- Health care coverage and access
- Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 12, 2017Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
