[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3253 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3253

    To provide for the health coverage of Members of Congress to be 
affected if the rate of individuals without health insurance increases.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 14, 2017

 Mr. Loebsack introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on 
  Oversight and Government Reform, Energy and Commerce, and 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

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                                 A BILL


 
    To provide for the health coverage of Members of Congress to be 
affected if the rate of individuals without health insurance increases.

    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 ``Hold Congress Accountable on 
Healthcare Act''.

SEC. 2. MEMBERS OF CONGRESS HEALTH COVERAGE AFFECTED IF CERTAIN HEALTH 
              INSURANCE PROTECTIONS ARE NOT SATISFIED.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
subject to subsection (b), Members of Congress--
            (1) will no longer be eligible to be enrolled under a 
        health plan offered through an Exchange established under the 
        Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act;
            (2) will no longer be eligible to be enrolled for a health 
        plan under the Federal Employees Health Benefit Program under 
        chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code;
            (3) will no longer be eligible to be enrolled, or entitled 
        to benefits, under any other Federal health care program; and
            (4) will no longer be eligible for any Federal subsidy or 
        tax credit with respect to health insurance coverage.
    (b) Conditional Effective Date.--Subsection (a) shall take effect 
on such date that--
            (1) legislation is enacted that changes the Patient 
        Protection and Affordable Care Act; and
            (2) the enactment of such legislation results in the rate 
        of individuals who do not have health insurance coverage 
        increasing from the rate as of January 20, 2017.
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