[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1810 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1810

 To apply the provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care 
   Act to Congressional members and members of the executive branch.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             July 21, 2015

 Mr. Vitter (for himself and Mr. Cruz) introduced the following bill; 
which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security 
                        and Governmental Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
 To apply the provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care 
   Act to Congressional members and members of the executive branch.

    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 ``No Exemption for Washington from 
Obamacare Act''.

SEC. 2. HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR CERTAIN CONGRESSIONAL MEMBERS AND 
              MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding section 1312(d)(3)(D) of the 
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (42 U.S.C. 18032(d)(3)(D)), 
Members of Congress, the President, Vice President, and all other 
political appointees shall purchase health insurance coverage through a 
health exchange established under such Act and shall receive no Federal 
subsidy or contribution to the costs of such coverage that is not also 
otherwise available to individuals at a similar income level.
    (b) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Member of congress.--The term ``Member of Congress'' 
        shall have the meaning given such term in section 
        1312(d)(3)(D)(ii)(I) of the Patient Protection and Affordable 
        Care Act (42 U.S.C. 18032(d)(3)(D)(ii)(I)).
            (2) Political appointee.--The term ``political appointee'' 
        means any individual who--
                    (A) is employed in a position described under 
                sections 5312 through 5316 of title 5, United States 
                Code (relating to the Executive Schedule);
                    (B) is a limited term appointee, limited emergency 
                appointee, or noncareer appointee in the Senior 
                Executive Service, as defined under paragraphs (5), 
                (6), and (7), respectively, of section 3132(a) of title 
                5, United States Code;
                    (C) is employed in a position in the executive 
                branch of the Government of a confidential or policy-
                determining character under schedule C of subpart C of 
                part 213 of title 5 of the Code of Federal Regulations; 
                or
                    (D) is employed in or under the Executive Office of 
                the President in a position that is excluded from the 
                competitive service by reason of its confidential, 
                policy-determining, policy-making, or policy-advocating 
                character.
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