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S 3296 114th Congress Senate

Protection from ObamaCare Monopolies Act

Official title: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an exemption to the individual mandate to maintain health coverage for individuals residing in cou… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an exemption to the individual mandate to maintain health coverage for individuals residing in counties with fewer than 2 health insurance issuers offering plans on an Exchange.

Introduced: September 8, 2016 See on congress.gov
Taxation Health care costs and insuranceHealth care coverage and accessSales and excise taxes
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Sep 8, 2016
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 618.
Sep 7, 2016
Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
Sep 7, 2016
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action September 8, 2016

Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 618.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Protection from ObamaCare Monopolies Act

This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to exempt from the requirement to maintain minimum essential health coverage any individual residing in a county with fewer than two health insurance issuers offering qualified health plans on an exchange.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 6049 Related bill Protection from Insurance Exchange Monopolies Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Republican 7
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Scott, Tim
South Carolina · Sep 21, 2016
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Murkowski, Lisa
Alaska · Sep 13, 2016
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Tillis, Thomas
North Carolina · Sep 8, 2016
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Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · Sep 8, 2016
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Barrasso, John
Wyoming · Sep 7, 2016
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Cotton, Tom
Arkansas · Sep 7, 2016
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Johnson, Ron
Wisconsin · Sep 7, 2016
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3296: Protection from ObamaCare Monopolies Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-3296/
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"S. 3296: Protection from ObamaCare Monopolies Act." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-3296/.
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S. 3296, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-3296/.
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