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HR 6339 114th Congress House

To limit the use of the Judgement Fund to settle any lawsuit arising under section 1342 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, and for other purposes.

Introduced: November 17, 2016 Introduced by: Griffith, H. Morgan Republican · Virginia See on congress.gov
Economics and Public Finance
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Dec 5, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Nov 17, 2016
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Nov 17, 2016
Introduced in House
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 Latest action December 5, 2016

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill prohibits the Judgment Fund from being used to make payments for any compromise settlement in connection with any proceeding brought against the government under the risk corridor program established by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. (The Judgment Fund is a permanent and indefinite appropriation to pay judgments against the United States, including awards, compromise settlements, and related interest and costs. The risk corridor program is a mechanism that adjusts payments to health plans based on the ratio of the allowable costs of the plan to the plan's aggregate premiums.)

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6339: To limit the use of the Judgement Fund to settle any lawsuit arising under section 1342 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, and for other purposes.. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-6339/
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"H.R. 6339: To limit the use of the Judgement Fund to settle any lawsuit arising under section 1342 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, and for other purposes.." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-6339/.
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H.R. 6339, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-6339/.
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[H.R. 6339: To limit the use of the Judgement Fund to settle any lawsuit arising under section 1342 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-6339/)
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