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S 196 112th Congress Senate Government Operations and Politics Congressional officers and employees Federal officials Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Health care costs and insurance Health care coverage and access Members of Congress Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents

A bill to amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to provide for participation in the Exchange of the President, Vice President, Members of Congress, political appointees, and congressional staff.

Introduced: January 26, 2011 Introduced by: Grassley, Chuck Republican · Iowa See on congress.gov
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Jan 26, 2011
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Jan 26, 2011
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) to require any employer contribution made on behalf of  the President, Vice President,  or any political appointee to be paid only to the issuer of a plan through an American Health Benefit Exchange (a state health insurance exchange created under PPACA), and not through the federal employees health benefit program. (Currently, this requirement applies to Members of Congress and congressional staff.)

What's happening now January 26, 2011

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

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