Restoring Americans’ Healthcare Freedom Reconciliation Act of 2015
This bill amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to repeal the requirement that certain employers automatically enroll their employees in a health plan.
This bill amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) to terminate the Prevention and Public Health Fund, which provides for investment in prevention and public health programs to improve health and help restrain the rate of growth in health care costs. Unobligated funds are rescinded.
For one year, no federal funds may be made available to a state for payments to an entity (e.g., Planned Parenthood Federation of America) that:
Funding for community health centers is increased.
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to eliminate the requirement for individuals to maintain minimum essential health care coverage and the requirement for certain large employers to make shared responsibility payments, effective after December 31, 2014.
The excise tax on medical devices is repealed.
The excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage (popularly known as the “Cadillac tax”) is repealed after December 31, 2017. After 2014, W-2 forms no longer need to include the cost of employer-sponsored coverage.
The Independent Medicare Advisory Board is terminated, effective as of enactment of PPACA.| Action Date | Type | Text | Source |
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| 2016-02-02 | Vote | On passage, the objections of the President to the contrary notwithstanding Failed by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 241 - 186 (Roll no. 53). (consideration: CR H482) | House floor actions |
| 2016-02-02 | Veto | The Chair announced that the bill and accompanying veto message were referred to the Committee on the Budget. The Chair directed the Clerk to notify the Senate of the action to the House. | House floor actions |
| 2016-02-02 | Floor | Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H482) | House floor actions |
| 2016-02-02 | President | The Chair announced the unfinished business to be the consideration of the veto. | House floor actions |
| 2016-02-02 | Floor | POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - Pursuant to rule 8, clause 20, the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of passage of H.R. 3762, the objections of the President to the contrary notwithstanding, until later in the legislative day. | House floor actions |
| 2016-02-02 | Floor | DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on the question of passage of H.R. 3762, the objections of the President to the contrary, notwithstanding. | House floor actions |
| 2016-02-02 | Veto | Pursuant to the order of the House of January 25, 2016, the Chair announced that the unfinished business was the further consideration of the veto message of the President on H.R. 3762. | House floor actions |
| 2016-01-25 | Floor | Notwithstanding the order of the House on January 8, 2016, the Chair announced that further consideration of the veto message on H.R. 3762 shall be postponed until Tuesday, February 2, 2016. Agreed to without objection. | House floor actions |
| 2016-01-08 | Veto | On motion to postpone consideration of the veto message until Jan. 26. Agreed to by voice vote. | House floor actions |
| 2016-01-08 | Floor | The previous question on the motion to postpone consideration of the veto message was ordered without objection. (consideration: CR H211) | House floor actions |
| 2016-01-08 | Floor | Floor summary: DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on the Scalise motion to postpone consideration of the veto message. | House floor actions |
| 2016-01-08 | Veto | Mr. Scalise moved to postpone consideration of the veto message until Jan. 26. (consideration: CR H211) | House floor actions |
| 2016-01-08 | Floor | The Chair announced that the objections of the President to H.R. 3762 would be spread at large upon the Journal and the veto message would be printed as a House document (114-91). (consideration: CR H211) | House floor actions |
| 2016-01-08 | Veto | The Chair laid before the House the veto message from the President. (consideration: CR H210-211) | House floor actions |
| 2016-01-08 | President | Vetoed by President. (text of veto message: CR H210-211) | House floor actions |
| 2016-01-07 | Floor | Presented to President. | House floor actions |
| 2016-01-06 | ResolvingDifferences | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | House floor actions |
| 2016-01-06 | Vote | On motion that the House agree to the Senate amendment Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 240 - 181 (Roll no. 6). (text as House agreed to the Senate amendment: CR H52-54) | House floor actions |
| 2016-01-06 | ResolvingDifferences | The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule. (consideration: CR H66) | House floor actions |
| 2016-01-06 | Floor | DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 579, the House proceeded with one hour of debate on the motion that the House agree to Senate amendment to H.R.3762. | House floor actions |
| 2016-01-06 | ResolvingDifferences | Mr. Price, Tom moved that the House concur in the Senate amendment. (consideration: CR H52-67; text of the motion: CR H54) | House floor actions |
| 2016-01-06 | Floor | Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 579, Mr. Price, Tom was recognized for a motion. (consideration: CR H52) | House floor actions |
| 2015-12-04 | Floor | Message on Senate action sent to the House. | Senate |
| 2015-12-03 | Vote | Passed Senate with an amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 52 - 47. Record Vote Number: 329. | Senate |
| 2015-12-03 | Floor | Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S8326-8357) | Senate |
| 2015-12-02 | Floor | Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S8250-8266, S8268-8283) | Senate |
| 2015-12-01 | Floor | Measure laid before Senate by motion. (consideration: CR S8233-8234) | Senate |
| 2015-12-01 | Floor | Motion to proceed to consideration of measure agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S8233) | Senate |
| 2015-11-19 | Calendars | Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 299. | Senate |
| 2015-11-18 | Calendars | Received in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time. | Senate |
| 2015-10-23 | Floor | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | House floor actions |
| 2015-10-23 | Vote | On passage Passed by recorded vote: 240 - 189 (Roll no. 568). (text: CR H7143-7144) | House floor actions |
| 2015-10-23 | Floor | The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule. (consideration: CR H7163) | House floor actions |
| 2015-10-23 | Floor | DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 483, the House proceeded with two hours of debate on H.R. 3762. | House floor actions |
| 2015-10-23 | Floor | Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 3762 with 2 hours of general debate. The resolution provides that the amendment printed in the report shall be considered as adopted for H.R. 3762. The resolution waives clause 6(a) of rule XIII and provides that it shall be in order at any time on the legislative day of Oct. 22, 2015 or Oct. 23, 2015 for the Speaker to entertain motions to suspend the rules. | House floor actions |
| 2015-10-23 | Floor | Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 483. (consideration: CR H7143-7164) | House floor actions |
| 2015-10-22 | Floor | Rule H. Res. 483 passed House. | House floor actions |
| 2015-10-21 | Floor | Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 483 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 3762 with 2 hours of general debate. The resolution provides that the amendment printed in the report shall be considered as adopted for H.R. 3762. The resolution waives clause 6(a) of rule XIII and provides that is shall be in order at any time on the legislative day of Oct. 22, 2015 or Oct. 23, 2015 for the Speaker to entertain motions to suspend the rules. | House floor actions |
| 2015-10-16 | Calendars | Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 222. | House floor actions |
| 2015-10-16 | Committee | The House Committee on the Budget reported an original measure, H. Rept. 114-293, by Mr. Price, Tom. | House floor actions |
| 2015-10-16 | IntroReferral | Introduced in House | Library of Congress |