Obamacare Choice Act of 2013

Bill: 113-hr-3348
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Barton, Joe [R-TX-6]
Introduced: 2013-10-28
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Comprehensive health care

Health care costs and insurance

Health care coverage and access

Sales and excise taxes

Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
Latest action: action_date: 2013-10-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Summaries:
action_date: 2013-10-28
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Obamacare Choice Act of 2013 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code, as amended by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, to delay until 2015 the requirement that individuals maintain minimal essential health care coverage.</p>

tv_txt: I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3348 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 28, 2013 Mr. Barton (for himself, Mr. Gohmert , Mrs. Blackburn , Mr. Flores , Mr. Farenthold , Mr. Perry , Mr. Burgess , Mr. Harris , Mr. Roe of Tennessee , Mr. Weber of Texas , Mr. Barr , Mr. Scalise , and Mr. Fleming ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make the individual health insurance mandate voluntary in 2014, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Obamacare Choice Act of 2013 . 2. To make the individual health insurance mandate voluntary in 2014 (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.