Practice What You Preach Act of 2013

Bill: 113-hr-3342
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Kingston, Jack [R-GA-1]
Introduced: 2013-10-24
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Comprehensive health care

Health care costs and insurance

Health care coverage and access

Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Latest action: action_date: 2013-10-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Summaries:
action_date: 2013-10-24
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Practice What You Preach Act of 2013 - Amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) to restrict the health plans that the federal government may make available to the President to only those health plans that are created under PPACA or offered through an American Health Benefit Exchange (a state health insurance exchange established under PPACA). (Currently, this restriction applies to Members of Congress and congressional staff.)</p>

tv_txt: I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3342 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 24, 2013 Mr. Kingston introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform , and in addition to the Committee on Energy 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 amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to provide for health insurance coverage for the President through an Exchange in the same manner as for Members of Congress.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Practice What You Preach Act of 2013 . 2. Health insurance coverage for the President through an Exchange 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 , congressional staff, and the President after Members of congress ; and (2) in clause (i), in the matter preceding subclause (I)— (A) by striking and congressional staff and inserting , congressional staff, and the President ; and (B) by striking or congressional staff and inserting , congressional staff, or the President .