No Health Care for Life for Congress Act of 2013 - Discontinues eligibility of former Members of Congress for enrollment and continued coverage for them or their dependents in a health benefits plan under the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (FEHBP) if the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is repealed.
Applies this requirement only to coverage derived by virtue of service as a former Member.
[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2894 Introduced in House (IH)]
113th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2894
To discontinue eligibility of former Members of Congress and their
dependents for coverage under the Federal Employees Health Benefit
Program (FEHBP) if the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is
repealed.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
July 31, 2013
Mr. Ribble introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on
Oversight and Government Reform, 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 discontinue eligibility of former Members of Congress and their
dependents for coverage under the Federal Employees Health Benefit
Program (FEHBP) if the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is
repealed.
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 Health Care for Life for Congress
Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. DISCONTINUING ELIGIBILITY OF FORMER MEMBERS OF CONGRESS AND
THEIR DEPENDENTS FOR COVERAGE UNDER FEHBP IF PPACA IS
REPEALED.
(a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if the
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111-148) is
repealed, as of the first day of the first month beginning 30 days
after the date of enactment of such repeal, any individual who is a
former Member of Congress shall not be eligible to enroll or continue
coverage for the former Member or the former Member's dependents in a
health benefits plan under the Federal Employees Health Benefits
Program under chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code.
(b) Limitation.--Subsection (a) only applies to coverage derived by
virtue of service as a former Member of Congress and does not apply to
coverage under section 8905a of title 5, United States Code.
(c) Former Member Defined.--In this section, the term ``former
Member of Congress'' means an individual who--
(1) who was a member of the Senate or House of
Representatives, a Delegate to the House of Representatives, or
the Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico; and
(2) who qualifies for coverage under chapter 89 of title 5,
United States Code, as an annuitant under section 8901(3)(A) of
such title immediately after retirement as such a member,
Delegate, or Resident Commissioner.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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.
Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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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