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H.R. 2809: To delay the application of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

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H.R. 2809: To delay the application of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

113th Congress · introduced 2013-07-24 · Health · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee Indian and Alaska Native Affairs.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2013-07-24 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN-7] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee Indian and Alaska Native Affairs. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

To delay the application of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

Plain summary

Delays for one year the effective date of any provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act or of any health care provisions of the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2011 that were scheduled to take effect on or after January 1, 2014. Suspends for one year, beginning January 1, 2014, any tax or tax increase imposed by such provisions if the tax or increase takes effect before that date.

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

What a vote does

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A “Nay” vote

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What does this mean? (plain words)

Official text

To delay the application of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN-7] · 133 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Joe Wilson (R-SC), Andy Harris (R-MD), Thomas Massie (R-KY), Randy K. Weber, Sr. (R-TX), David Schweikert (R-AZ), Tom Cotton (R-AR), Tom McClintock (R-CA), Scott DesJarlais (R-TN), Mike Rogers (R-AL), Christopher H. Smith (R-NJ), Frank D. Lucas (R-OK), Robert B. Aderholt (R-AL), Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann (R-TN), Gus M. Bilirakis (R-FL), Marlin A. Stutzman (R-IN), Michael K. Simpson (R-ID) and 73 more.

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN-7] reported raising $3.2 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong113-hr2809 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113