To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to modify the definition of qualified health plan for purposes of the health insurance premium tax credit and to allow individuals purchasing health insurance in the individual market to purchase a lower premium copper plan.
This bill modifies the requirements for the premium assistance tax credit and allows all individuals to purchase catastrophic health plans in the individual market.
(Under current law, the premium assistance tax credit is provided to eligible individuals and families to subsidize the purchase of health insurance plans on an exchange established under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.) The bill modifies the credit to:
The bill also modifies the requirements for minimum essential health benefits to allow all individuals purchasing health insurance in the individual market to purchase a lower premium catastrophic plan. (The plans are currently limited to individuals who are under 30 or qualify for a hardship or affordability exemption.)
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 656.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 659.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 661.
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 23 - 16.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 115-849, Part I.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 115-849, Part I.
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 1011 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 184 and H.R. 6311. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 184 and H.R. 6311 both under closed rules. The rule provides for one motion to recommit with or without instructions on each measure.
Rule H. Res. 1011 passed House.
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1011. (consideration: CR H7658-7667)
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Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 657.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Returned to the Calendar. Calendar No. 120.
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 184 and H.R. 6311. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 184 and H.R. 6311 both under closed rules. The rule provides for one motion to recommit with or without instructions on each measure.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 6311.
The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
Ms. Frankel (FL) moved to recommit with instructions to the Committee on Ways and Means.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Frankel (FL) motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the bill to be reported back to the House with an amendment stating no amendment made by this Act shall take effect until the annual reports of the Board of the Trustees of the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund established under section 1817 of the Social Security Act and the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund indicate the reduction of solvency of such trust funds by reason of Public Law 115-97 have been reversed.
The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection.
On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 187 - 229 (Roll no. 375).
Roll Call #375 (House)Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by recorded vote: 242 - 176 (Roll no. 376).(text: CR H7658-7659)
Roll Call #376 (House)On passage Passed by recorded vote: 242 - 176 (Roll no. 376). (text: CR H7658-7659)
Roll Call #376 (House)Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate.