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HR 5868 114th Congress House

Stop Obamacare Spam Act of 2016

Official title: To prohibit the Secretary of Health and Human Services from using any type of fee collected to advertise or market Exchanges established under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

Introduced: July 14, 2016 See on congress.gov
Health Health care costs and insuranceHealth programs administration and fundingMarketing and advertisingState and local government operationsUser charges and fees
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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

Stop Obamacare Spam Act of 2016

This bill prohibits the Department of Health and Human Services from using collected fees to advertise health insurance exchanges.
 Related & companion bills 1
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5868: Stop Obamacare Spam Act of 2016. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5868/
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"H.R. 5868: Stop Obamacare Spam Act of 2016." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5868/.
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H.R. 5868, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5868/.
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