No Health Care, No Raise Act

Bill: 116-hr-3271
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-10]
Introduced: 2019-06-13
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Comprehensive health care

Health care costs and insurance

Health care coverage and access

Members of Congress
Latest action: action_date: 2019-06-13
text: Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, 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.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-06-13
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>No Health Care, No Raise Act</b></p> <p>This bill allows an automatic pay adjustment for Members of Congress in a year only if the Department of Health and Human Services certifies that, as of October 1 of the previous year, all citizens are enrolled in health insurance coverage that provides essential health benefits.</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3271 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 13, 2019 Mr. Harder of California introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration , and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Reform , 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 prohibit cost of living adjustments in pay rates for Members of Congress unless the Secretary of Health and Human Services certifies that all citizens of the United States are enrolled in health insurance coverage that provides a package of benefits that is at least as comprehensive as the essential health benefits package described in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the No Health Care, No Raise Act . 2. Prohibiting adjustment in pay rates for Members of Congress unless all citizens of the United States are enrolled in comprehensive health insurance coverage (a) In general Section 601(a)(2) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 ( 2 U.S.C. 4501(2) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (C) An adjustment in rates of pay may be made under this paragraph in a year only if the Secretary of Health and Human Services certifies that, as of October 1 of the previous year, all citizens of the United States are enrolled in health insurance coverage that provides a package of benefits that is at least as comprehensive as the essential health benefits package described in section 1302(a) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ( 42 U.S.C. 18022(a) ). . (b) Conforming amendment Section 601(a)(2)(A) of such Act ( 2 U.S.C. 4501(2)(A) ) is amended by striking Subject to subparagraph (B), and inserting Subject to subparagraphs (B) and (C), .