H.R. 2668: To delay the application of the individual health insurancemandate, to delay the application of the employer healthinsurance mandate, and for other purposes.
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H.R. 2668: To delay the application of the individual health insurancemandate, to delay the application of the employer healthinsurance mandate, and for other purposes.
113th Congress · introduced 2013-07-11 · Health · Latest: Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 145.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2013-07-11 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Young, Todd [R-IN-9] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: 2 recorded votes in our records. Latest: House roll call 362 (2013): On Motion to Recommit with Instructions, HR2668 (2013-07-17), Failed. See all
- Where it stands now: Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 145. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
To delay the application of the individual health insurancemandate, to delay the application of the employer healthinsurance mandate, and for other purposes.
Plain summary
Title I: Fairness for American Families Act - Fairness for American Families Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code, as amended by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), to delay until 2015 the requirement that individuals maintain minimal essential health care coverage. Title II: Authority for Mandate Delay Act - Authority for Mandate Delay Act - Amends PPACA to delay until 2015 enforcement of requirements that large employers offer their full-time employees the opportunity to enroll in minimum essential coverage. Delays the effective date of related reporting requirements for such employers and for providers of minimum essential coverage.
Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.
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Official text
To delay the application of the individual health insurancemandate, to delay the application of the employer healthinsurance mandate, and for other purposes.
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended)
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Young, Todd [R-IN-9] · 33 cosponsors
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Cosponsors on this site
Mike Kelly (R-PA), Vern Buchanan (R-FL), Adrian Smith (R-NE), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Bill Huizenga (R-MI), Sam Graves (R-MO), Eric A. "Rick" Crawford (R-AR)
Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Young, Todd [R-IN-9] reported raising $5.1 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.
Recorded votes
- House roll call 362 (2013): On Motion to Recommit with Instructions, HR2668 (2013-07-17): Failed
- House roll call 363 (2013): On Passage, HR2668 (2013-07-17): Passed
Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-113hr2668.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/113/hr>
Record fed-us-cong113-hr2668 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113