H.R. 3595: Show Your Exemption Act
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H.R. 3595: Show Your Exemption Act
113th Congress · introduced 2013-11-21 · Congress · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2013-11-21 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Cotton, Tom [R-AR-4] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Show Your Exemption Act
Plain summary
Show Your Exemption Act - Requires the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives and the Financial Clerk of the Senate to make publicly available the determinations of each Member of the House of Representatives and each Senator regarding the designation of their congressional staff (including leadership and committee staff) as "official" for purposes of requiring such staff to enroll in health insurance coverage provided through a health benefit exchange as required under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Requires the failure to designate any staff as "official" to be noted in the determination along with a statement that such failure permits the staff involved to remain in the Federal Employee Health Benefits Program.
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Official text
Show Your Exemption Act
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Cotton, Tom [R-AR-4] · 5 cosponsors
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James Lankford (R-OK), Andy Harris (R-MD)
Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Cotton, Tom [R-AR-4] reported raising $7.1 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.
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Words on this page, explained (1)
- Exemption
- A rule that removes certain people, property or activities from a tax or requirement.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-113hr3595.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/113/hr>
Record fed-us-cong113-hr3595 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113