S. 3411 (112th): A bill to provide that the individual mandate under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act shall not be construed as a tax.

Introduced:
Jul 19, 2012 (112th Congress, 2011–2013)
Sponsor:
Sen. Mike Lee [R-UT]
Status:
Died (Referred to Committee)
See Instead:
This bill was re-introduced as S. 560 on Mar 14, 2013. See S. 560 for current action on this subject.

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Status

This bill was introduced on July 19, 2012, in a previous session of Congress, but was not enacted.

Progress
Introduced Jul 19, 2012
Referred to Committee Jul 19, 2012
Cosponsors
none
Committees

Senate Finance

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Last updated Jul 19, 2012.
2 pages

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7/19/2012--Introduced.
Amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) to provide that provisions of such Act imposing a penalty for failure to purchase minimum essential health care coverage shall not be construed as imposing any tax or as an exercise of any power of Congress under the Constitution to impose a tax. Makes the effective date of the amendment made by this Act retroactive to the enactment date of PPACA.

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