Skip to main content
HR 3319 113th Congress House

Equal Healthcare Access Act

Official title: To modernize the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program, and for other purposes.

Introduced: October 30, 2013 Introduced by: Issa, Darrell Republican · California See on congress.gov
Health Employee benefits and pensionsGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementHealth care costs and insuranceHealth care coverage and access
Sign in to write a letter Sign in to watch
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.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 25, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Oct 23, 2013
Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Ways and Means, 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.
Oct 23, 2013
Introduced in House
 Ask about this bill AI · grounded in the bill text

Have a question about what this bill does? Ask in plain English; the answer is drawn from the bill's actual text and official record, and it'll tell you when something isn't in the text rather than guess.

AI answers can be imperfect; always confirm against the full bill text.

 Latest action October 25, 2013

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Equal Healthcare Access Act - Requires the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to administer a health insurance program for non-federal employees under the existing Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program. Extends eligibility for such program to any qualified individual (i.e., any individual other than an individual who is enrolled or eligible to be enrolled in FEHB, including as a family member).

Authorizes employers, under arrangements satisfactory to OPM, to: (1) offer their employees coverage under such program, and (2) make a contribution toward the cost of such coverage.

Deems a health care plan under such program to be a plan offered through an Exchange established under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act for purposes of complying with the individual mandate to purchase health insurance.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Republican 3
Chaffetz, Jason
· Nov 14, 2013
 R
Thompson, Glenn
Pennsylvania · Nov 12, 2013
 R
Amodei, Mark E.
Nevada · Oct 30, 2013
 R
Crawford, Eric A. "Rick"
Arkansas · Oct 30, 2013
Rice, Tom
· Oct 30, 2013
CULBERSON, JOHN
· Oct 29, 2013
Price, Tom
· Oct 29, 2013
CLAY, WM.
· Oct 23, 2013
Mulvaney, Mick
· Oct 23, 2013
Cite this page click to expand
APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3319: Equal Healthcare Access Act. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-3319/
MLA
"H.R. 3319: Equal Healthcare Access Act." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-3319/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.R. 3319, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-3319/.
Markdown link
[H.R. 3319: Equal Healthcare Access Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-3319/)
Report a problem