Fairness for America's Heroes Act of 2013 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code, as amended by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, to exempt veterans, until January 1, 2015, from the penalty for failure to maintain minimum essential health care coverage. Defines a "veteran," for purposes of this Act, as an individual who served on active duty (other than active duty for training) and who has been discharged or released under conditions other than dishonorable.
[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
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[H.R. 2876 Introduced in House (IH)]
113th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2876
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide veterans with a
1-year exemption from the requirement to maintain minimum essential
coverage under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
July 31, 2013
Mr. Flores (for himself, Mr. Benishek, Mr. Cook, Mr. Gohmert, Mr. Roe
of Tennessee, Mr. Fleming, and Mr. Coffman) introduced the following
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means
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A BILL
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide veterans with a
1-year exemption from the requirement to maintain minimum essential
coverage under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
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 ``Fairness for America's Heroes Act of
2013''.
SEC. 2. 1-YEAR EXEMPTION FOR VETERANS FROM INDIVIDUAL MANDATE UNDER
PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT.
(a) In General.--Section 5000A(e) of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(6) Veterans.--Any applicable individual for any month
beginning before January 1, 2015, if the individual is a
veteran. For purposes of this paragraph, the term `veteran'
means an individual who served on active duty (other than
active duty for training) in the Armed Forces of the United
States and has been discharged or released from active duty in
the Armed Forces of the United States under conditions other
than dishonorable.''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall
take effect as if included in the amendments made by section 1501 of
the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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