I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 64 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an exemption 
to the individual mandate to maintain health coverage for individuals 
residing in counties with fewer than 2 health insurance issuers offering 
plans on an Exchange; 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. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 4, 2021 
Mr. BIGGS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and 
Commerce, House Administration, and Oversight and Reform, for a pe-
riod to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for con-
sideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the com-
mittee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide 
an exemption to the individual mandate to maintain 
health coverage for individuals residing in counties with 
fewer than 2 health insurance issuers offering plans on 
an Exchange; to require Members of Congress and con-
gressional staff to abide by the Patient Protection and 
Affordable Care Act with respect to health insurance 
coverage; and for other purposes. 
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 ‘‘Protection from 
Obamacare Mandates and Congressional Equity Act’’. 
SEC. 2. MODIFICATIONS TO EXEMPTION FROM REQUIRE-
MENT TO MAINTAIN HEALTH COVERAGE. 
(a) EXEMPTION FOR INDIVIDUALS IN AREAS WITH 
FEWER THAN 2 ISSUERS OFFERING PLANS ON AN EX-
CHANGE.—Section 5000A(e) of the Internal Revenue Code 
of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following 
new paragraph: 
‘‘(6) INDIVIDUALS
IN
AREAS
WITH
FEWER 
THAN
ISSUERS
OFFERING
PLANS
ON
AN
EX-
CHANGE.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Any applicable indi-
vidual for any period during a calendar year if 
there are fewer than 2 health insurance issuers 
offering qualified health plans on an Exchange 
for such period in the county in which the ap-
plicable individual resides. 
‘‘(B) AGGREGATION RULES.—For purposes 
of subparagraph (A), all health insurance 
issuers treated as a single employer under sub-
section (a) or (b) of section 52, or subsection 
(m) or (o) of section 414, shall be treated as a 
single health insurance issuer.’’. 
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(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to months beginning after the date 
of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 3. HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR CERTAIN 
CONGRESSIONAL STAFF AND MEMBERS OF 
THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH. 
Section 1312(d)(3)(D) of the Patient Protection and 
Affordable Care Act (42 U.S.C. 18032(d)(3)(D)) is 
amended— 
(1) by striking the subparagraph heading and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(D) MEMBERS OF CONGRESS, CONGRES-
SIONAL STAFF, AND POLITICAL APPOINTEES IN 
THE EXCHANGE.—’’; 
(2) in clause (i), in the matter preceding sub-
clause (I)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘and congressional staff 
with’’ and inserting ‘‘, congressional staff, the 
President, the Vice President, and political ap-
pointees with’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘or congressional staff 
shall’’ and inserting ‘‘, congressional staff, the 
President, the Vice President, or a political ap-
pointee shall’’; 
(3) in clause (ii)— 
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