Healthcare Fairness Act of 2013

Bill: 113-hr-3126
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Fincher, Stephen Lee [R-TN-8]
Introduced: 2013-09-18
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management

Health care costs and insurance

Health care coverage and access

Members of Congress
Latest action: action_date: 2013-09-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

Summaries:
action_date: 2013-09-18
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Healthcare Fairness Act of 2013 - Amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to prohibit the expenditure of federal funds to pay any portion of the premium for a health plan purchased by a Member of Congress pursuant to the Act.</p>

tv_txt: I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3126 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 18, 2013 Mr. Fincher introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration A BILL To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to prohibit a government subsidy for the purchase of a health plan by a Member of Congress.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Healthcare Fairness Act of 2013 . 2. No health care subsidies for Members of Congress Section 1312(d)(3)(D) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ( 42 U.S.C. 18032(d)(3)(D) ) is amended— (1) by redesignating clause (ii) as clause (iii); and (2) by inserting after clause (i) the following new clause: (ii) No premium assistance for Members of Congress Notwithstanding any other provision of law or any regulation or guidance promulgated by the Director of the Office of Personnel Management, no Federal funds shall be expended to pay any portion of the premium for a health plan purchased by a Member of Congress pursuant to clause (i). .