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Suspending the Individual Mandate Penalty Law Equals Fairness Act or the SIMPLE Fairness Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to delay until 2015 the imposition of the monthly penalty amount on individual taxpayers for failure to purchase minimum essential health care coverage.
[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
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[H.R. 4118 Introduced in House (IH)]
113th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 4118
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to delay the implementation
of the penalty for failure to comply with the individual health
insurance mandate.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 28, 2014
Ms. Jenkins (for herself, Mr. Brady of Texas, Mr. Sessions, Mr.
Burgess, Mr. Nugent, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Webster of Florida, Mr.
Woodall, and Mr. Cole) 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 delay the implementation
of the penalty for failure to comply with the individual health
insurance mandate.
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 ``Suspending the Individual Mandate
Penalty Law Equals Fairness Act'' or as the ``SIMPLE Fairness Act''.
SEC. 2. DELAY IN IMPLEMENTATION OF PENALTY FOR FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH
INDIVIDUAL HEALTH INSURANCE MANDATE.
(a) In General.--Section 5000A(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(5) Delay in implementation of penalty.--Notwithstanding
any other provision of this subsection, the monthly penalty
amount with respect to any taxpayer for any month beginning
before January 1, 2015, shall be zero.''.
(b) Delay of Certain Phase Ins and Indexing.--
(1) Phase in of percentage of income limitation.--Section
5000A(c)(2)(B) of such Code is amended--
(A) by striking ``2014'' in clause (i) and
inserting ``2015'', and
(B) by striking ``2015'' in clauses (ii) and (iii)
and inserting ``2016''.
(2) Phase in of applicable dollar amount.--Section
5000A(c)(3)(B) of such Code is amended--
(A) by striking ``2014'' and inserting ``2015'',
and
(B) by striking ``2015'' (before amendment by
subparagraph (A)) and inserting ``2016''.
(3) Indexing of applicable dollar amount.--Section
5000A(c)(3)(D) of such Code is amended--
(A) by striking ``2016'' in the matter preceding
clause (i) and inserting ``2017'', and
(B) by striking ``2015'' in clause (ii) and
inserting ``2016''.
(4) Indexing of exemption based on household income.--
Section 5000A(e)(1)(D) of such Code is amended--
(A) by striking ``2014'' (before amendment by
subparagraph (B)) and inserting ``2015'', and
(B) by striking ``2013'' and inserting ``2014''.
(c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to months beginning after December 31, 2013.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 497 Reported to House. The rule waives all points of order against consideration of the bill. The rule makes in order as original text for the purpose of amendment an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 113-40 for H.R. 3826 and provides that it shall be considered as read. The rule waives all points of order against that amendment in the nature of a substitute.
Rule H. Res. 497 passed House.
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 497. (consideration: CR H2168-2177)
The rule waives all points of order against consideration of the bill. The rule makes in order as original text for the purpose of amendment an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 113-40 for H.R. 3826 and provides that it shall be considered as read. The rule waives all points of order against that amendment in the nature of a substitute.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 4118.
The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule. (consideration: CR H2175)
Mr. Horsford moved to recommit with instructions to Ways and Means. (consideration: CR H2175-2176; text: CR H2175)
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DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Horsford motion to recommit with instructions, pending the reservation of a point of order. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the bill to be reported back to the House with an amendment to add a new section at the end of the bill titled Protecting Consumers From Premium Increases and Discrimination on the Basis of Preexisting Conditions. The point of order was subsequently withdrawn.
The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection. (consideration: CR H2176)
On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 185 - 227 (Roll no. 96).
Roll Call #96 (House)Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 250 - 160 (Roll no. 97).(text: CR H2168)
Roll Call #97 (House)Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 250 - 160 (Roll no. 97). (text: CR H2168)
Roll Call #97 (House)Received in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 319.