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HR 499 115th Congress House 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 12, 2017 See on congress.gov
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Jan 31, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jan 12, 2017
Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, Ways and Means, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jan 12, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

No Exemption for Washington from Obamacare Act

This bill amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to extend the requirement for participation in a health insurance exchange 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.

The government is prohibited from contributing to or subsidizing the health insurance coverage of officials and employees subject to this requirement.


What's happening now January 31, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 537 Related bill Budget Process Accountability Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 5
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Republican 2
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Norman, Ralph
South Carolina · Jan 9, 2018
Sanford, Mark
· Apr 26, 2017
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Biggs, Andy
Arizona · Jan 13, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 499: No Exemption for Washington from Obamacare Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-499/
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"H.R. 499: No Exemption for Washington from Obamacare Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-499/.
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H.R. 499, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-499/.
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