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H.R. 1912 113th Congress House

Affordable Care Accountability Act of 2013

Official title: To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to provide for participation in the Exchange of the President, Vice President, Members of Congress, pol… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: 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: May 9, 2013 See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics Congressional officers and employeesFederal officialsGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementHealth care costs and insurance
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This bill died when the 113th Congress ended
It never became law before the 113th Congress (2013–2014) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Became law
May 10, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 9, 2013
Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, and 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.
May 9, 2013
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H2538)
May 9, 2013
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 10, 2013

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Affordable Care Accountability Act of 2013 - 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.)

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1912: Affordable Care Accountability Act of 2013. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1912/
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"H.R. 1912: Affordable Care Accountability Act of 2013." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1912/.
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H.R. 1912, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1912/.
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