[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2995 Introduced in House (IH)]

113th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2995

 To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to eliminate 
   the limitation on deductibles for employer-sponsored health plans.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             August 2, 2013

  Mr. Reed (for himself, Mr. Thompson of California, and Mr. Tiberi) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                          Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to eliminate 
   the limitation on deductibles for employer-sponsored health plans.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Unnecessary Cap Act of 2013''.

SEC. 2. ELIMINATION OF LIMITATION ON DEDUCTIBLES FOR EMPLOYER-SPONSORED 
              HEALTH PLANS.

    (a) In General.--Section 1302(c) of the Patient Protection and 
Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111-148; 42 U.S.C. 18022(c)) is 
amended--
            (1) by striking paragraph (2); and
            (2) in paragraph (4)(A), by striking ``paragraphs (1)(B)(i) 
        and (2)(B)(i)'' and inserting ``paragraph (1)(B)(i)''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 2707(b) of the Public Health 
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300gg-6(b)) is amended by striking ``paragraphs 
(1) and (2)'' and inserting ``paragraph (1)''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this Act shall be 
effective as if included in the enactment of the Patient Protection and 
Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111-148).
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