A bill to provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 2002 of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2017.
Latest action · Mar 7, 2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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.
- IntroducedMar 7, 2017
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
This bill amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) to terminate the Prevention and Public Health Fund.
The bill increases funding for community health centers.
The Department of Health and Human Services may not make payments under the transitional reinsurance program.
The bill makes appropriations for grants to states to address substance abuse or urgent mental health needs.
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, including to require individuals to pay back all excess advance payments of the premium assistance tax credit.
The premium assistance tax credit and reduced cost sharing are terminated at the end of 2019.
The small employer health insurance tax credit does not apply after 2019.
Individuals are no longer required to maintain minimum essential health care coverage.
Large employers are no longer required to provide health coverage to employees.
For one year, the bill restricts the availability of federal funding for payments to certain family planning providers (e.g., Planned Parenthood Federation of America).
This bill amends the Social Security Act, including to end the expansion of Medicaid under PPACA on December 31, 2019.
The tax on high-cost, employer-sponsored health coverage (popularly known as the "Cadillac tax") does not apply after 2019.
The bill revises provisions regarding health savings accounts, Archer medical savings accounts, health flexible spending arrangements, and health reimbursement arrangements, including to allow payments for over-the-counter medications.
The bill eliminates various taxes and fees imposed by PPACA, including the tax on medical devices, the annual fee on health insurers, the indoor tanning services tax, and the net investment income tax.
Funds are provided to the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund.Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Mar 7, 2017.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-UT | Mike Lee | Original | Mar 7, 2017 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 7, 2017Introduced in Senate
- Mar 7, 2017Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1436 | To provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2017. | Related bill | Mar 10, 2017 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Abortion
- Appropriations
- Drug trafficking and controlled substances
- Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
- Employee benefits and pensions
- Employment taxes
- Family planning and birth control
- Government trust funds
- Health
- Health care costs and insurance
- Health care coverage and access
- Health facilities and institutions
- Health programs administration and funding
- Health promotion and preventive care
- Health technology, devices, supplies
- Hospital care
- Income tax credits
- Income tax deductions
- Medicaid
- Medical education
- Medicare
- Mental health
- Prescription drugs
- Sales and excise taxes
- Self-employed
- Sex and reproductive health
- Small business
- Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
- Tax-exempt organizations
- Women's health
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 7, 2017Introduced in Senate
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