[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 424 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 424

 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Members of 
Congress should have the opportunity to offer an amendment striking an 
 employer mandate in any legislation to reform our health care system.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 11, 1994

   Mr. Tauzin (for himself and Mr. Hastert) submitted the following 
        resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Rules

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                               RESOLUTION


 
 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Members of 
Congress should have the opportunity to offer an amendment striking an 
 employer mandate in any legislation to reform our health care system.

Whereas small businesses are the engine of job creation in our economy--
        generating some 95 percent of all new jobs;
Whereas jobs should not be pitted against health care reform;
Whereas an employer mandate is a tax on jobs that must be paid regardless of a 
        firm's financial health;
Whereas extensive, complex, and costly reporting and recordkeeping would be 
        required under an employer mandate;
Whereas independent studies show that employer mandates would result in the loss 
        of between 850,000 and 3.8 million American jobs, causing millions of 
        Americans to be laid off or left without work;
Whereas another 23 million American workers would see reductions in their wages, 
        benefits, and/or hours worked, as a result of employer mandates, 
        according to independent studies;
Whereas small businesses and their employers are among those impacted most 
        severely by the shortcomings of our health insurance system;
Whereas the shortcomings in our health care system can be fixed without the 
        additional burden of an employer mandate;
Whereas access to affordable health care insurance for all Americans can be 
        achieved without an employer mandate;
Whereas a reasonable, affordable, comprehensive health care reform bill could be 
        enacted this year without an employer mandate; and
Whereas the insistance on requiring an employer mandate impedes a reasonable, 
        affordable, comprehensive health care reform bill from being enacted 
        this year: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of Representatives that 
Members of Congress should have the opportunity to offer, debate, and 
vote on an amendment striking any employer mandate in any legislation 
to reform our health care system.

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