A bill to delay the application of the individual health insurance mandate, to delay the application of the employer health insurance mandate, and for other purposes.

Bill: 113-s-1488
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Coats, Daniel [R-IN]
Introduced: 2013-09-09
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Business records

Comprehensive health care

Employee benefits and pensions

Government information and archives

Health care costs and insurance

Health care coverage and access

Insurance industry and regulation

Sales and excise taxes

Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
Latest action: action_date: 2013-09-09
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Summaries:
action_date: 2013-09-09
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>Fairness for American Families Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code, as amended by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), to delay until 2015 the requirement that individuals maintain minimal essential health care coverage.</p> <p>Authority for Mandate Delay Act - Amends PPACA to delay until 2015 enforcement of requirements that large employers offer their full-time employees the opportunity to enroll in minimum essential coverage. Delays the effective date of related reporting requirements for such employers and for providers of minimum essential coverage.</p>

tv_txt: II 113th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1488 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 9, 2013 Mr. Coats (for himself, Mr. McConnell , Mr. Alexander , Mr. Boozman , Mr. Coburn , Mr. Flake , Mr. Johanns , Mr. Blunt , Mr. Isakson , and Ms. Ayotte ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To delay the application of the individual health insurance mandate, to delay the application of the employer health insurance mandate, and for other purposes.

1. Table of contents The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Table of contents. Title I—Fairness for American Families Act Sec. 101. Short title. Sec. 102. Delay in application of individual health insurance mandate. Title II—Authority for Mandate Delay Act Sec. 201. Short title. Sec. 202. Delay in application of employer health insurance mandate. I Fairness for American Families Act 101. Short title This title may be cited as the Fairness for American Families Act . 102. Delay in application of individual health insurance mandate (a) In general Section 5000A(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking 2013 and inserting 2014 . (b) Conforming amendments (1) Section 5000A(c)(2)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended— (A) by striking 2014 in clause (i) and inserting 2015 , and (B) by striking 2015 in clauses (ii) and (iii) and inserting 2016 . (2) Section 5000A(c)(3)(B) of such Code is amended— (A) by striking 2014 and inserting 2015 , and (B) by striking 2015 (prior to amendment by subparagraph (A)) and inserting 2016 . (3) Section 5000A(c)(3)(D) of such Code is amended— (A) by striking 2016 and inserting 2017 , and (B) by striking 2015 and inserting 2016 . (4) Section 5000A(e)(1)(D) of such Code is amended— (A) by striking 2014 and inserting 2015 , and (B) by striking 2013 and inserting 2014 . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall take effect as if included in section 1501 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. II Authority for Mandate Delay Act 201. Short title This title may be cited as the Authority for Mandate Delay Act . 202. Delay in application of employer health insurance mandate (a) In general Section 1513(d) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is amended by striking December 31, 2013 and inserting December 31, 2014 . (b) Reporting requirements (1) Reporting by employers Section 1514(d) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is amended by striking December 31, 2013 and inserting December 31, 2014 . (2) Reporting by insurance providers Section 1502(e) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is amended by striking 2013 and inserting 2014 . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall take effect as if included in the provision of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to which they relate.