Fairness in Obamacare Act of 2013

Bill: 113-hr-3562
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Kingston, Jack [R-GA-1]
Introduced: 2013-11-20
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Comprehensive health care

Federal officials

Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management

Health care costs and insurance

Health care coverage and access

Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Latest action: action_date: 2013-11-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Summaries:
action_date: 2013-11-20
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Fairness in Obamacare Act of 2013 - Declares that Congress and the executive branch are expressly and equally bound by any federal law which is intended to be broadly enforced upon the American people.</p> <p>Amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) to restrict the health plans that the federal government may make available to Members of Congress, the President, the Vice President, and appointed federal workers to only those health plans that are created under PPACA or offered through a health care exchange. (Currently, this restriction applies to Members of Congress and congressional staff.)</p> <p>Defines &quot;appointed federal worker&quot; as an individual who is: (1) employed in a position listed in the Executive Schedule; (2) a limited term, limited emergency, or noncareer appointee in the Senior Executive Service; or (3) employed in an executive branch position of a confidential or policy-determining character under the regulations concerning excepted schedules.</p> <p>Prohibits such restrictions from affecting the continued coverage of annuitants in certain plans under the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program in effect as of the enactment of this Act.</p>

tv_txt: I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3562 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 20, 2013 Mr. Kingston introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform , and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce and House Administration , 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 clarify the application of all laws, including the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, to the Federal Government and Congress, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Fairness in Obamacare Act of 2013 . 2. Application of general laws to Executive Branch and Congress Congress and the Executive Branch are expressly and equally bound by any Federal law which is intended to be broadly enforced upon the American people. 3. Moving the President, Vice President, and appointed Federal workers into Exchange plans (a) In general Section 1312(d)(3)(D) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ( 42 U.S.C. 18032(d)(3)(D) ) is amended— (1) in the heading, by inserting and the President, Vice President, and appointed Federal workers after Members of Congress ; (2) in clause (i)— (A) by striking and congressional staff and inserting , congressional staff, and the President, the Vice-President, and appointed Federal workers ; and (B) by striking or congressional staff and inserting , staff member, President, Vice President, or appointed Federal worker ; and (3) by adding at the end of clause (ii) the following new subclause: (III) Appointed Federal worker The term appointed Federal worker means any individual who— (aa) is employed in a position listed in sections 5312 through 5316 of title 5, United States Code (relating to the Executive Schedule); (bb) is a limited term appointee, limited emergency appointee, or noncareer appointee in the Senior Executive Service, as defined under paragraphs (5), (6), and (7), respectively, of section 3132(a) of such title; or (cc) is employed in a position in the executive branch of the Government of a confidential or policy-determining character under schedule C of subpart C of part 213 of title 5 of the Code of Federal Regulations. . (b) Maintaining current FEHBP coverage of annuitants Nothing in the amendments made by subsection (a) shall be construed as affecting the continued coverage of annuitants under health benefits plans under chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code, as in effect as of the date of the enactment of this Act.