HR 2876
113th Congress
House
Taxation
Comprehensive health care
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Sales and excise taxes
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
Veterans' medical care
Fairness for America's Heroes Act of 2013
Introduced: July 31, 2013
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 31, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jul 31, 2013
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Fairness for America's Heroes Act of 2013 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code, as amended by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, to exempt veterans, until January 1, 2015, from the penalty for failure to maintain minimum essential health care coverage. Defines a "veteran," for purposes of this Act, as an individual who served on active duty (other than active duty for training) and who has been discharged or released under conditions other than dishonorable.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Committees of jurisdiction
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