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HR 5557 113th Congress House

Streamlining Verification for Americans Act

Official title: To reform the verification and reporting processes for the health care premium and cost-sharing subsidies.

Introduced: September 18, 2014 See on congress.gov
Health Administrative remediesComprehensive health careCongressional oversightDepartment of Health and Human Services
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Sep 19, 2014
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Sep 18, 2014
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on 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.
Sep 18, 2014
Introduced in House
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 Latest action September 19, 2014

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Streamlining Verification for Americans Act - Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to allow large employers to prospectively report information regarding health care coverage available to employees eligible for premium subsidies on a health care exchange.

Amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), upon an individual's request, to make an advance determination of the individual's eligibility for premium subsidies based on information other than the individual's most recent taxable year income.

Requires the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to evaluate the notification of employers by health care exchanges regarding employees determined to be eligible for premium subsidies and the appeals process for eligibility determinations.

Amends the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a person reporting an individual's health coverage to the Treasury to identify the individual using their birth date in place of their taxpayer identification number (TIN) in certain circumstances.

Allows large employers or persons reporting an employee's or individual's health coverage to the Treasury to provide the required statement to the employee or individual electronically.

Prohibits provision of premium subsidies and assessment of the penalty for not maintaining minimum essential coverage between December 31, 2014, and the date a process is established to verify eligibility for premium subsidies.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5557: Streamlining Verification for Americans Act. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-5557/
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"H.R. 5557: Streamlining Verification for Americans Act." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-5557/.
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H.R. 5557, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-5557/.
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