To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to provide for a temporary moratorium on the employer mandate and to provide for a delay in the implementation of the excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage.
The bill’s titles are written by its sponsor.
Sponsor and status
115th Congress (2017–2019)
This bill was introduced on July 11, 2018, in a previous session of Congress, but it did not receive a vote.
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).
4 Cosponsors (4 Republicans)
Position statements
What legislators are saying
“Rep. Kellys Bipartisan Leadership on Key Issues Highlighted by Magazine”
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Rep. Mike Kelly [R-PA16]
(Co-sponsor)
on Sep 20, 2018
“Walorski Votes to Send Health Care Bills to House Floor”
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Rep. Jackie Walorski [R-IN2, 2013-2022]
on Jul 12, 2018
“Walorski Introduces Bill to Provide Relief from Job-Killing Medical Device Tax”
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Rep. Jackie Walorski [R-IN2, 2013-2022]
on Dec 12, 2017
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What stakeholders are saying
History
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Dec 12, 2017
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Introduced
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Jul 11, 2018
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Ordered Reported
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Aug 28, 2018
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Reported by House Committee on Ways and Means
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H.R. 4616 (115th) was a bill in the United States Congress.
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Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number H.R. 4616. This is the one from the 115th Congress.
This bill was introduced in the 115th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2017 to Jan 3, 2019. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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