Fairness for Lost Coverage Act of 2013 - Prohibits any of the 12 months beginning with the first month of an applicable individual's loss of health insurance coverage from being taken into account in applying the Internal Revenue Code requirement to maintain minimum essential coverage.
Defines "applicable individual" as an individual who: (1) has coverage (whether as a principal or a dependent of another individual) under an employer-sponsored health plan or individual health insurance coverage for the last month of a plan year beginning during 2013, and (2) loses such coverage beginning with the first month of the subsequent plan year because of the plan's or coverage's termination and not because of any termination or change of the individual's employment, the individual's failure to pay premiums, or any other reasons within the individual's control.
[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3376 Introduced in House (IH)]
113th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 3376
To provide a 12-month exemption from the health insurance mandate for
individuals whose employer-sponsored health plan coverage or individual
health insurance coverage is terminated for a plan year beginning
during 2014, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
October 29, 2013
Mr. Long (for himself, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Calvert, and Mr. Bachus)
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on
Ways and Means
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A BILL
To provide a 12-month exemption from the health insurance mandate for
individuals whose employer-sponsored health plan coverage or individual
health insurance coverage is terminated for a plan year beginning
during 2014, and for other purposes.
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 Lost Coverage Act of
2013''.
SEC. 2. 12-MONTH EXEMPTION FROM ACA MANDATE FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO LOSE
HEALTH PLAN OR INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR THE PLAN YEAR
BEGINNING DURING 2014.
(a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in the
case of an applicable individual (as defined in subsection (b)), none
of the 12 months beginning with the first month of the loss of coverage
described in subsection (b)(2) shall be taken into account in applying
section 5000A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
(b) Applicable Individual Defined.--In subsection (a), the term
``applicable individual'' means an individual who--
(1) has coverage (whether as a principal or dependent of
another individual) under an employer-sponsored health plan or
individual health insurance coverage for the last month of a
plan year beginning during 2013; and
(2) loses such coverage beginning with the first month of
the subsequent plan year because of the termination of such
plan or insurance coverage and not because of the termination
or change of employment of the individual or the individual's
failure to pay premiums or other reasons within the control of
the individual.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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