I 
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6088 
To repeal certain tax increases enacted as part of health care reform. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 9, 2012 
Mr. SCHWEIKERT introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on En-
ergy 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 
A BILL 
To repeal certain tax increases enacted as part of health 
care reform. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Total Repeal of the Unfair Taxes on Healthcare Act of 
2012’’ or as the ‘‘TRUTH Act of 2012’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents of 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
Sec. 2. Repeal of excise tax on comprehensive health plans. 
Sec. 3. Repeal of surtax on investment income. 
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SEC. 7. REPEAL OF INCREASED THRESHOLD FOR ITEMIZED 
DEDUCTION FOR MEDICAL EXPENSES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (a) of section 213 of 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking 
‘‘10 percent’’ and inserting ‘‘7.5 percent’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) Section 56(b)(1)(B) of such Code is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘without regard to subsection (f) of 
such section’’ and inserting ‘‘by substituting ‘10 per-
cent’ for ‘7.5 percent’ ’’. 
(2) Section 213 of such Code is amended by 
striking subsection (f). 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
December 31, 2012. 
SEC. 8. REPEAL OF EXCISE TAX ON INDOOR TANNING 
SERVICES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle D of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 is amended by striking chapter 49 (and 
by striking the item relating to such chapter in the table 
of chapters for such subtitle). 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
this section shall apply to services performed after the 
date of the enactment of this Act. 
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SEC. 9. REPEAL OF INDIVIDUAL HEALTH INSURANCE MAN-
DATE. 
Section 5000A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
is amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(h) TERMINATION.—This section shall not apply 
with respect to any month beginning after the date of the 
enactment of this subsection.’’. 
SEC. 10. REPEAL OF EMPLOYER HEALTH INSURANCE MAN-
DATE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 43 of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 is amended by striking section 4980H. 
(b) REPEAL
OF RELATED REPORTING REQUIRE-
MENTS.—Subpart D of part III of subchapter A of chap-
ter 61 of such Code is amended by striking section 6056. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) Subparagraph (B) of section 6724(d)(1) of 
such Code is amended by inserting ‘‘or’’ at the end 
of clause (xxiii), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of 
clause (xxiv) and inserting ‘‘or’’, and by striking 
clause (xxv). 
(2) Paragraph (2) of section 6724(d) of such 
Code is amended by inserting ‘‘or’’ at the end of 
subparagraph (FF), by striking ‘‘, or’’ at the end of 
subparagraph (GG) and inserting a period, and by 
striking subparagraph (HH). 
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(3) The table of sections for chapter 43 of such 
Code is amended by striking the item relating to sec-
tion 4980H. 
(4) The table of sections for subpart D of part 
III of subchapter A of chapter 61 of such Code is 
amended by striking the item relating to section 
6056. 
(5) Section 1513 of the Patient Protection and 
Affordable Care Act is amended by striking sub-
section (c). 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATES.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Except as otherwise pro-
vided in this subsection, the amendments made by 
this section shall apply to months and other periods 
beginning after December 31, 2013. 
(2) REPEAL
OF
STUDY
AND
REPORT.—The 
amendment made by subsection (c)(5) shall take ef-
fect on the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 11. REPEAL OF EXCISE TAX ON MEDICAL DEVICES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 32 of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 is amended by striking subchapter E 
(and by striking the item relating to such subchapter in 
the table of subchapters of such chapter). 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
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(1) Section 4221(a) of such Code is amended 
by striking the last sentence. 
(2) Section 6416(b)(2) of such Code is amend-
ed by striking the last sentence. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to sales after December 31, 2012. 
SEC. 12. REPEAL OF ANNUAL FEE ON BRANDED PRESCRIP-
TION DRUG MANUFACTURERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Patient Protection and Af-
fordable Care Act is amended by striking section 9008. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 1841(a) of 
the Social Security Act is amended by striking ‘‘or section 
9008(c) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act 
of 2009’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
this section shall apply to calendar years beginning after 
December 31, 2011. 
SEC. 13. REPEAL OF ANNUAL FEE ON HEALTH INSURANCE 
PROVIDERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Patient Protection and Af-
fordable Care Act is amended by striking section 9010. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
this section shall apply to calendar years beginning after 
December 31, 2013. 
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SEC. 14. REPEAL OF STUDY AND REPORT ON REPEALED 
PROVISIONS. 
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is 
amended by striking section 9011. 
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