Hold Congress Accountable on Healthcare Act

Bill: 115-hr-3253
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Loebsack, David [D-IA-2]
Introduced: 2017-07-14
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management

Health care costs and insurance

Health care coverage and access

Health programs administration and funding

Income tax credits

Members of Congress
Latest action: action_date: 2017-07-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-07-14
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Hold Congress Accountable on Healthcare Act</b></p> This bill makes Members of Congress ineligible for health plans offered through health insurance exchanges, health plans under the Federal Employees Health Benefit Program, federal health care programs, and federal health coverage subsidies if legislation is enacted that changes the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and increases the rate of individuals without health coverage.

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3253 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 14, 2017 Mr. Loebsack introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration , and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform , Energy and Commerce , and Ways and Means , 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 provide for the health coverage of Members of Congress to be affected if the rate of individuals without health insurance increases.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Hold Congress Accountable on Healthcare Act . 2. Members of Congress health coverage affected if certain health insurance protections are not satisfied (a) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of law, subject to subsection (b), Members of Congress— (1) will no longer be eligible to be enrolled under a health plan offered through an Exchange established under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; (2) will no longer be eligible to be enrolled for a health plan under the Federal Employees Health Benefit Program under chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code; (3) will no longer be eligible to be enrolled, or entitled to benefits, under any other Federal health care program; and (4) will no longer be eligible for any Federal subsidy or tax credit with respect to health insurance coverage. (b) Conditional effective date Subsection (a) shall take effect on such date that— (1) legislation is enacted that changes the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; and (2) the enactment of such legislation results in the rate of individuals who do not have health insurance coverage increasing from the rate as of January 20, 2017.