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HR 2995 113th Congress House

Unnecessary Cap Act of 2013

Official title: To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to eliminate the limitation on deductibles for employer-sponsored health plans.

Introduced: August 2, 2013 See on congress.gov
Health Comprehensive health careEmployee benefits and pensionsHealth care costs and insuranceHealth care coverage and access
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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.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 2, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Aug 2, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Aug 2, 2013
Introduced in House
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 Latest action August 2, 2013

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Unnecessary Cap Act of 2013 - Amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to repeal the annual limitation on deductibles under the essential health benefits of employer-sponsored qualified health plans of: (1) $2,000 in the case of a plan covering a single individual, and (2) $4,000 in the case of any other plan.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 4302 Related bill Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 1
Stivers, Steve
· Mar 13, 2014
Renacci, James
· Dec 4, 2013
Schwartz, Allyson
· Dec 4, 2013
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Thompson, Mike
California · Aug 2, 2013
TIBERI, PATRICK
· Aug 2, 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2995: Unnecessary Cap Act of 2013. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-2995/
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