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S 1592 113th Congress Senate

Delay Until Fully Functional Act of 2013

Official title: A bill to provide for a delay of the individual mandate under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act until the American Health Benefit Exchanges are functioning properly.

Introduced: October 28, 2013 See on congress.gov
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Oct 29, 2013
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 225.
Oct 28, 2013
Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
Oct 28, 2013
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action October 29, 2013

Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 225.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Delay Until Fully Functional Act of 2013 - Amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to require the Comptroller General (GAO) to: (1) determine whether health care exchanges and all other point of enrollment options are fully functional and operating in a manner consistent with the role envisioned under the Act and report study results to Congress, and (2) conduct subsequent studies every 60 days until the Comptroller General determines that exchanges are fully functional and operating in such manner.

Delays the effective date of the penalty for failure to maintain minimum essential coverage to apply the requirements to taxable years beginning six months after the date on which the Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) certifies to Congress the results of the GAO determination that exchanges are operating successfully.

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exempt from the penalty an individual who is unable to enroll in a qualified health plan because of the technical or customer service issues of an exchange.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 3359 Identical bill Delay Until Fully Functional Act of 2013
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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Republican 5
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Murkowski, Lisa
Alaska · Nov 7, 2013
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Thune, John
South Dakota · Oct 29, 2013
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Boozman, John
Arkansas · Oct 28, 2013
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Moran, Jerry
Kansas · Oct 28, 2013
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Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · Oct 28, 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1592: Delay Until Fully Functional Act of 2013. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-1592/
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