H.R. 3607: State Health Care Choice Act
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H.R. 3607: State Health Care Choice Act
113th Congress · introduced 2013-11-21 · Health · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2013-11-21 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Mulvaney, Mick [R-SC-5] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
State Health Care Choice Act
Plain summary
State Health Care Choice Act - Authorizes a state to limit the application of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) with respect to health insurance coverage within that state by enacting a law that: (1) expresses the intent of the state to opt out of one or more of the provisions of PPACA, (2) contains a list of the provisions that will not apply to the state, and (3) either expresses the state's intent to continue to administer health coverage-related laws as in effect in the state on March 23, 2010, or provides for the implementation of related state laws enacted after such date. Sets forth provisions that may be made inapplicable within a state, including provisions related to health coverage, essential health benefits, health insurance exchanges, alternative health plans established by states, individual and employer health coverage requirements, interoperable protocols for enrollment in federal and state health and human service programs, and expansion of Medicaid coverage.
Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.
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Official text
State Health Care Choice Act
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Mulvaney, Mick [R-SC-5] · 2 cosponsors
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-113hr3607.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/113/hr>
Record fed-us-cong113-hr3607 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113