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H.R. 521 115th Congress House

Protection from Insurance Exchange Monopolies Act

Official title: 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 w… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: 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: January 13, 2017 Introduced by: Mark E. Amodei Republican · Nevada See on congress.gov
Taxation Health care costs and insuranceHealth care coverage and accessSales and excise taxes
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jan 13, 2017
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 Latest action January 13, 2017

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Protection from Insurance Exchange 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 2
  • S 1967 Mandate Relief Act of 2017
  • HR 537 Budget Process Accountability Act
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Republican 3
Franks, Trent
· Jan 13, 2017
 R
Gosar, Paul A.
Arizona · Jan 13, 2017
 R
Huizenga, Bill
Michigan · Jan 13, 2017
 R
McClintock, Tom
California · Jan 13, 2017
Pittenger, Robert
· Jan 13, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 521: Protection from Insurance Exchange Monopolies Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-521/
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"H.R. 521: Protection from Insurance Exchange Monopolies Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-521/.
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H.R. 521, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-521/.
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