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HR 117 114th Congress House

Reclaiming Individual Liberty Act

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the mandate that individuals purchase health insurance.

Introduced: January 6, 2015 See on congress.gov
Taxation Comprehensive health careEmployee benefits and pensionsHealth care costs and insuranceHealth care coverage and accessSales and excise taxes
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Mar 30, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jan 6, 2015
Introduced in House
Jan 6, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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 Latest action March 30, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Reclaiming Individual Liberty Act

This bill repeals the provision in the Internal Revenue Code, as added by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, that requires individual taxpayers to purchase and maintain minimum essential health care coverage.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 117: Reclaiming Individual Liberty Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-117/
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"H.R. 117: Reclaiming Individual Liberty Act." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-117/.
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H.R. 117, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-117/.
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[H.R. 117: Reclaiming Individual Liberty Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-117/)
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