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H.R. 954 (114th): CO-OP Consumer Protection Act of 2016

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About the bill

Under the Affordable Care Act, more commonly known as Obamacare, a number of Consumer Operated and Oriented Plans — or non-profit marketplaces to provide individuals with health insurance — were set up. Unfortunately, many of these little-known “CO-OPs” have failed, with onlysix out of the original 23 exchanges still in existence.

But the requirement that every American must have health insurance or pay a fine? That’s still in existence, even for the many people whose health insurance was provided through one of those CO-OPS. A bill that just passed the House would exempt those individuals.

What the bill does

The CO-OP Consumer Protection Act, H.R. 954 and S. 3311, would exempt anybody who lost their health insurance because of a CO-OP failure from paying the required fine for …

Sponsor and status

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Adrian Smith

Sponsor. Representative for Nebraska's 3rd congressional district. Republican.

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Last Updated: Sep 29, 2016
Length: 4 pages
Introduced
Feb 12, 2015
114th Congress (2015–2017)
Status
Died in a previous Congress

This bill was introduced in a previous session of Congress and was passed by the House on September 27, 2016 but was never passed by the Senate.

Although this bill was not enacted, its provisions could have become law by being included in another bill. It is common for legislative text to be introduced concurrently in multiple bills (called companion bills), re-introduced in subsequent sessions of Congress in new bills, or added to larger bills (sometimes called omnibus bills).

Cosponsors

7 Cosponsors (7 Republicans)

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History

Feb 12, 2015
 
Introduced

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Sep 8, 2016
 
Ordered Reported

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Sep 22, 2016
 
Reported by House Committee on Ways and Means

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Sep 27, 2016
 
Passed House (Senate next)

The bill was passed in a vote in the House. It goes to the Senate next.

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H.R. 954 (114th) was a bill in the United States Congress.

A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.

Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number H.R. 954. This is the one from the 114th Congress.

This bill was introduced in the 114th Congress, which met from Jan 6, 2015 to Jan 3, 2017. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.

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