I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2986 
To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to restrict Members 
of Congress who represent a State with a premium age band waiver, 
approved under the amendments made by the American Health Care 
Act of 2017, to the highest age band premium for health insurance 
coverage that is available under the waiver. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 21, 2017 
Mr. SEAN PATRICK MALONEY of New York introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in 
addition to the Committee on 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 con-
cerned 
A BILL 
To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act 
to restrict Members of Congress who represent a State 
with a premium age band waiver, approved under the 
amendments made by the American Health Care Act 
of 2017, to the highest age band premium for health 
insurance coverage that is available under the waiver. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Good for the Gander 
Act of 2017’’. 
SEC. 2. RESTRICTING ACCESS OF CERTAIN MEMBERS OF 
CONGRESS, WHO REPRESENT A STATE WITH 
AN AHCA APPROVED PREMIUM AGE BAND 
WAIVER TO THE HIGHEST AGE BAND PRE-
MIUM FOR HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE 
AVAILABLE UNDER THE WAIVER. 
Section 1312(d)(3) of the Patient Protection and Af-
fordable Care Act (42 U.S.C. 18032(d)(3)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (D)(i), by inserting ‘‘except 
as provided in subparagraph (E),’’ after ‘‘Notwith-
standing any other provision of law,’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph: 
‘‘(E) LIMITING
COVERAGE
OF
MEMBERS 
OF CONGRESS REPRESENTING STATES WITH AN 
AHCA AGE BAND WAIVER.—In the case of a 
State that has a waiver approved and in effect 
under section 2701(b) of the Public Health 
Service Act, as added by section 136(a) of the 
American Health Care Act of 2017, for the 
purpose described in paragraph (1)(A) of such 
section 2701(b) (relating to a selection of a 
larger age band for premiums), a Member of 
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Congress who represents such State (or a dis-
trict in the State)— 
‘‘(i) is not eligible, with respect to the 
Member’s services as a Member of Con-
gress, to receive coverage under any health 
benefits plan under chapter 89 of title 5, 
United States Code, and is not eligible for 
any Government contribution under such 
chapter with respect to any health benefits 
plan (including health insurance coverage 
described in clause (ii)); and 
‘‘(ii) is eligible to enroll in health in-
surance coverage in the individual market 
in the State under this Act and under such 
waiver, but only in such coverage (offered 
in the area in which the Member resides) 
with the highest age band premium for the 
coverage selected in such area at the time 
of enrollment (or reenrollment).’’. 
Æ 
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