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HR 182 115th Congress House

Stop Obamacare Spam Act of 2017

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: January 3, 2017 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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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 25, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jan 3, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jan 3, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Latest action January 25, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Stop Obamacare Spam Act of 2017

This bill prohibits the Department of Health and Human Services from using collected fees to advertise health insurance exchanges.
 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 5868 Reintroduction of Stop Obamacare Spam Act of 2016
 Bill text 1 version

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 182: Stop Obamacare Spam Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-182/
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"H.R. 182: Stop Obamacare Spam Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-182/.
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H.R. 182, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-182/.
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