H.R. 4414: Expatriate Health Coverage Clarification Act of 2014

113th Congress · introduced 2014-04-07 · Health · Latest: Received in the Senate.

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Where it came from: introduced 2014-04-07 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Carney, John C., Jr. [D-DE-At Large] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: 2 recorded votes in our records. Latest: House roll call 182 (2014): On Passage, HR4414 (2014-04-29), Passed. See all
Where it stands now: Received in the Senate. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Expatriate Health Coverage Clarification Act of 2014

Plain summary

Expatriate Health Coverage Clarification Act of 2014 - Exempts expatriate health plans, employers acting as sponsors of such plans, and health insurance issuers providing coverage under such plans from the health care coverage requirements of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010. Deems expatriate health coverage to be minimum essential coverage for purposes of meeting the individual responsibility requirements of the Internal Revenue Code. Declares that a qualified expatriate (and any dependent) enrolled in an expatriate health plan shall not be considered a U.S. health risk for purposes of assessing the annual fee on health insurance providers that provide health coverage to any U.S. health risk for any year after 2014. Establishes a special rule for calculating the amount of this fee for calendar 2014. Defines a "qualified expatriate" as: (1) a participant in a group health plan who is an alien residing outside the United States, a U.S. national, a lawful permanent resident, or a nonimmigrant about whom there is a good faith expectation of being abroad, in connection with his or her employment, for at least 180 days in a 12-month period; or (2) an individual who is abroad as a member of a group determined appropriate by the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS).

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Official text

Expatriate Health Coverage Clarification Act of 2014

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Carney, John C., Jr. [D-DE-At Large] · 24 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

John B. Larson (D-CT), Jim Costa (D-CA), David G. Valadao (R-CA), James A. Himes (D-CT)

Recorded votes

House roll call 174 (2014): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, HR4414 (2014-04-09): Failed
House roll call 182 (2014): On Passage, HR4414 (2014-04-29): Passed

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-113hr4414.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/113/hr>

Record fed-us-cong113-hr4414 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113