Healthcare Tax Relief and Mandate Repeal Act

Bill: 113-hr-582
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Turner, Michael R. [R-OH-10]
Introduced: 2013-02-06
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Employee benefits and pensions

Health care costs and insurance

Health care coverage and access

Sales and excise taxes
Latest action: action_date: 2013-02-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Summaries:
action_date: 2013-02-06
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Healthcare Tax Relief and Mandate Repeal Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) terminate the requirement, added by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), that individuals maintain minimum essential health insurance coverage for themselves and dependents; and (2) repeal provisions added by PPACA requiring certain employers who have a workforce of 50 or more full-time employees to provide health insurance coverage for their employees.</p>

tv_txt: I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 582 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 6, 2013 Mr. Turner (for himself, Mr. Coffman , Mr. Palazzo , Mr. DesJarlais , Mr. Simpson , Mrs. Blackburn , Mr. Lance , Mr. Franks of Arizona , Mr. Mica , Mr. Westmoreland , Mr. Terry , Mr. Long , Mr. Wittman , Mr. Gingrey of Georgia , Mr. Johnson of Ohio , Mr. Jones , Mr. Cassidy , Mr. Pearce , Mr. Sessions , Mr. Harper , Mr. Coble , Mr. Heck of Nevada , Mr. Stivers , Mr. Labrador , Mr. Barton , Mrs. Walorski , Mr. Chabot , Mr. Conaway , Mr. Kinzinger of Illinois , Mr. Broun of Georgia , Mr. Culberson , Mr. Nunnelee , Mr. Lankford , Mr. Goodlatte , Mrs. Miller of Michigan , Mr. Southerland , and Mr. King of New York ) 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 repeal the individual and employer health insurance mandates.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Healthcare Tax Relief and Mandate Repeal Act . 2. Repeal of individual health insurance mandate Section 5000A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (h) Termination This section shall not apply with respect to any month beginning after the date of the enactment of this subsection. . 3. Repeal of employer health insurance mandate (a) In general Chapter 43 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking section 4980H. (b) Repeal of related reporting requirements Subpart D of part III of subchapter A of chapter 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). (3) The table of sections for chapter 43 of such Code is amended by striking the item relating to section 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 subsection (c). (d) Effective dates (1) In general Except as otherwise provided 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 effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.