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H.R. 4982 111th Congress House

Close the Congressional Health Care Loophole Act

Official title: To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to clarify the coverage for congressional employees through Exchanges under title I of such Act.

Introduced: April 13, 2010 See on congress.gov
Congress Congressional officers and employeesGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementHealth care costs and insuranceHealth care coverage and access
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Mar 25, 2010
Referred to House Energy and Commerce
Mar 25, 2010
Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.
Mar 25, 2010
Referred to House Administration
Mar 25, 2010
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 25, 2010

Referred to House Energy and Commerce

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Close the Congressional Health Care Loophole Act - Amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) to expand the definition of "congressional staff" for purposes of determining coverage under a state health care Exchange to include all full-time and part-time employees of the federal government whose pay is disbursed under the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act for the fiscal year involved.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Republican 1
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Wittman, Robert J.
Virginia · Apr 13, 2010
Fallin, Mary
· Mar 25, 2010
Griffith, Parker
· Mar 25, 2010
LINDER, JOHN
· Mar 25, 2010
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4982: Close the Congressional Health Care Loophole Act. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-4982/
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"H.R. 4982: Close the Congressional Health Care Loophole Act." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-4982/.
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