Healthcare.gov Spending Accountability Act

Bill: 113-hr-3373
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Johnson, Bill [R-OH-6]
Introduced: 2013-10-29
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Appropriations

Comprehensive health care

Department of Health and Human Services

Executive agency funding and structure

Government information and archives

Health care costs and insurance

Health care coverage and access

Health programs administration and funding

Internet and video services

Internet, web applications, social media
Latest action: action_date: 2013-11-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Summaries:
action_date: 2013-10-29
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Healthcare.gov Spending Accountability Act - Prohibits any federal official, including the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), from incurring any obligations respecting the repair or maintenance of the healthcare.gov website, unless: (1) the President submits to Congress proposed reductions in Affordable Care Act federal spending commensurate with the amount of obligations to be so incurred, and (2) Congress enacts a law that effects spending reductions commensurate with that amount. </p> <p>States that, for purposes of such prohibition, Affordable Care Act spending is federal spending to carry out the provisions of, including amendments made by, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act or title I or subtitle B of title II of the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010.</p>

tv_txt: I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3373 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 29, 2013 Mr. Johnson of Ohio introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To prohibit incurring further obligations with respect to the healthcare.gov website without offsetting savings.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Healthcare.gov Spending Accountability Act . 2. Requiring offsetting savings before incurring any additional obligations for the healthcare.gov website (a) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no Federal official, including the Secretary of Health and Human Services, may incur any obligations on or after the date of the enactment of this Act with respect to the repair or maintenance of the healthcare.gov website, unless and until— (1) the President submits to Congress proposed reductions in Affordable Care Act Federal spending described in subsection (b) that are commensurate with the amount of obligations to be so incurred; and (2) the Congress enacts a law effecting spending reductions commensurate with the amount of obligations to be so incurred. (b) Affordable Care Act Federal spending For purposes of subsection (a), Affordable Care Act Federal spending is Federal spending to carry out the provisions of, including amendments made by, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ( Public Law 111–148 ) or title I or subtitle B of title II of the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 ( Public Law 111–152 ).