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HR 5856 114th Congress House

Mom and Pop SHOP Act of 2016

Official title: To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to allow sole proprietors and the spouses and domestic partners of sole proprietors to purchase insuran… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to allow sole proprietors and the spouses and domestic partners of sole proprietors to purchase insurance on the small business exchange, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 14, 2016 See on congress.gov
Health Health care costs and insuranceHealth care coverage and accessMarriage and family statusSelf-employedSmall business
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Jul 14, 2016
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jul 14, 2016
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 Latest action July 14, 2016

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Mom and Pop SHOP Act of 2016 or the Mom and Mom SHOP Act of 2016 or the Pop and Pop SHOP Act of 2016

This bill amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to make eligible for the Small Business Health Options Program (SHOP health insurance exchange) an individual (and his or her spouse or domestic partner) who owns, or is a partner in, a business that has no employees.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5856: Mom and Pop SHOP Act of 2016. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5856/
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"H.R. 5856: Mom and Pop SHOP Act of 2016." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5856/.
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H.R. 5856, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5856/.
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