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S 2762 114th Congress Senate

RECOUP Act of 2016

Official title: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for full recapture of the refundable credit for coverage under a qualified health plan in the case… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for full recapture of the refundable credit for coverage under a qualified health plan in the case of individuals who are not lawfully present in the United States or who are incarcerated.

Introduced: April 7, 2016 See on congress.gov
Taxation Border security and unlawful immigrationCorrectional facilities and imprisonmentHealth care costs and insuranceHealth care coverage and access
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This bill died when the 114th Congress ended
It never became law before the 114th Congress (2015–2016) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Apr 7, 2016
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 Latest action April 7, 2016

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Recovering Erroneous Credits from Outlaws and Unlawful Persons Act of 2016 or the RECOUP Act of 2016

This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide for the full recapture of advance payments of refundable tax credits for health coverage under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, if the payments were made to individuals who are not lawfully present in the United States or are incarcerated. The bill also specifies that the premiums of certain incarcerated individuals for whom a taxpayer is allowed a deduction for a personal exemption (including the taxpayer, the taxpayer's spouse, or dependents) must be excluded from calculations of premium assistance credit amounts.

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Barrasso, John
Wyoming · Apr 7, 2016
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2762: RECOUP Act of 2016. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-2762/
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"S. 2762: RECOUP Act of 2016." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-2762/.
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S. 2762, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-2762/.
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