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HR 143 114th Congress House

Patient Freedom Act of 2014

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

Introduced: February 13, 2015 See on congress.gov
Taxation Comprehensive health careHealth care costs and insuranceHealth care coverage and accessSales and excise taxesTax administration and collection, taxpayers
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 27, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jan 6, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jan 6, 2015
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 27, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Patient Freedom Act of 2014 [sic]

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to repeal, after 2013, the requirement that individuals maintain minimum essential health care coverage.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Republican 4
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Babin, Brian
Texas · Feb 13, 2015
 R
Weber, Randy K. Sr.
Texas · Feb 13, 2015
Poliquin, Bruce
· Feb 10, 2015
ROHRABACHER, DANA
· Jan 13, 2015
 R
Moolenaar, John R.
Michigan · Jan 12, 2015
 R
Westerman, Bruce
Arkansas · Jan 12, 2015
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 143: Patient Freedom Act of 2014. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-143/
MLA
"H.R. 143: Patient Freedom Act of 2014." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-143/.
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H.R. 143, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-143/.
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[H.R. 143: Patient Freedom Act of 2014](https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-143/)
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