HR 1908 113th Congress House

FREE Act

Official title: To repeal certain provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act relating to the premium tax credits and cost-sharing subsidies.

Introduced: July 17, 2013 See on congress.gov

Health Comprehensive health careEmployee benefits and pensionsHealth care costs and insuranceHealth care coverage and accessIncome tax credits

Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps

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Passed Senate

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Became law

Jul 8, 2013

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.

May 10, 2013

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

May 9, 2013

Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Education and the Workforce, 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.

May 9, 2013

Introduced in House

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Latest action July 8, 2013

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Federal Repeal of Expensive Exchanges Act or the FREE Act - Repeals provisions of the Internal Revenue Code and the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) providing for: (1) a health insurance premium assistance tax credit and advance payments for credit amounts, (2) reductions in out-of-pocket health care expenses for certain low income taxpayers (cost-sharing) and advance payments of cost-sharing amounts, (3) the individual mandate to purchase health care coverage under PPACA, and (4) the employer mandate to provide health care coverage to employees under PPACA and the reporting requirements with respect to such mandate.

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