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HR 2700 113th Congress House

Health Care Waiver Fairness Act of 2013

Official title: To amend title I of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to provide for a process for waiver of requirements of that title where the requirement is a… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title I of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to provide for a process for waiver of requirements of that title where the requirement is asserted to otherwise result in a significant decrease in access to coverage or significant increase in premiums or other costs.

Introduced: July 16, 2013 See on congress.gov
Health Administrative remediesComprehensive health careDepartment of Health and Human ServicesDepartment of Labor
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Department of the TreasuryEmployee benefits and pensionsGovernment information and archivesHealth care costs and insuranceHealth care coverage and accessHealth programs administration and fundingTax administration and collection, taxpayers
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Jul 23, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jul 19, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jul 16, 2013
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, 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.
Jul 16, 2013
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 23, 2013

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Health Care Waiver Fairness Act of 2013 - Amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), the Secretary of Labor, and the Secretary of Treasury to establish waiver processes under which the administrator of a health plan, an employer, an individual, or other entity may seek to waive the application of a health insurance coverage requirement under PPACA. Sets forth PPACA requirements that may be waived, including those related to minimum essential coverage and employers offering health care coverage to employees.

Establishes requirements for the waiver process, including requiring submission of a statement describing how the imposition of the PPACA requirement would result in a significant decrease in access to coverage or a significant increase in premiums or other costs for such plan, employer, individual, or entity. Deems to be approved any waiver including such a statement.

Requires the Secretary of HHS to conduct a public awareness campaign of the waiver process with funds made available for the Prevention and Public Health Fund.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 5
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Republican 3
Olson, Pete
· Aug 2, 2013
Long, Billy
· Jul 24, 2013
 R
Cassidy, Bill
Louisiana · Jul 16, 2013
HALL, RALPH
· Jul 16, 2013
 R
Huizenga, Bill
Michigan · Jul 16, 2013
TIBERI, PATRICK
· Jul 16, 2013
 R
Walberg, Tim
Michigan · Jul 16, 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2700: Health Care Waiver Fairness Act of 2013. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-2700/
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"H.R. 2700: Health Care Waiver Fairness Act of 2013." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-2700/.
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