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No Special Treatment for Members of Congress Act

H.R. 3853 · 113th Congress · Jan 10, 2014 · Lineage

A BILL

To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to prohibit Government contributions under the Federal employees health benefit program towards Exchange health insurance coverage of Members of Congress.

Section 1 Short title

This Act may be cited as the “No Special Treatment for Members of Congress Act”.

Sec. 2 No Government contributions under FEHB towards Exchange health insurance coverage of Members of Congress

(a)
In general— Section 1312(d)(3)(D) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (42 U.S.C. 18032(d)(3)(D)) is amended by adding at the end the following new clause:

“(iii) No Government contribution under FEHB—No Government contribution under section 8906 of title 5, United States Code, shall be provided on behalf of an individual who is a Member of Congress for coverage made available to such individual pursuant to this subparagraph.”

(b)
Effective date— The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply as if included in the enactment of section 1312(d)(3)(D) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (42 U.S.C. 18032(d)(3)(D)).