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S 16 114th Congress Senate Government Operations and Politics Congressional committees Congressional leadership Congressional officers and employees Federal officials Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Health care costs and insurance Health care coverage and access Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents

No Exemption for Washington from Obamacare Act

Introduced: January 6, 2015 See on congress.gov
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Jan 6, 2015
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Jan 6, 2015
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

No Exemption for Washington from Obamacare Act

Amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) to extend the requirement for participation in the American Health Benefit Exchange (a state health insurance exchange created by PPACA) to the President, Vice President, executive branch political appointees, and employees of congressional committees and leadership offices of Congress (currently, this requirement applies to Members of Congress and their staff). Prohibits any government contribution to or subsidy for the health insurance coverage of such officials and employees.

What's happening now January 6, 2015

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1953 Related bill No Exemption for Washington from Obamacare Act
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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 2
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Lee, Mike
Utah · Jan 7, 2015
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Cruz, Ted
Texas · Jan 6, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 16: No Exemption for Washington from Obamacare Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-16/
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"S. 16: No Exemption for Washington from Obamacare Act." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-16/.
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S. 16, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-16/.
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