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H.R. 1624: Protecting Affordable Coverage for Employees Act

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H.R. 1624: Protecting Affordable Coverage for Employees Act

114th Congress · introduced 2015-03-25 · Health · Latest: Became Public Law No: 114-60.

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Follow this bill, step by step

  1. Where it came from: introduced 2015-03-25 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Guthrie, Brett [R-KY-2] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Became Public Law No: 114-60. (final step reached)
  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

Protecting Affordable Coverage for Employees Act

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on September 28, 2015. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Protecting Affordable Coverage for Employees Act (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) and Public Health Service Act to include employers with 51 to 100 employees as large employers for purposes of health insurance markets. States have the option to treat these employers as small employers. Currently under PPACA, employers with 51 to 100 employees are small employers, but before January 1, 2016, states have the option to treat them as large employers. (Under PPACA, health insurance offered in the small group market must meet certain requirements that do not apply to the large group market, including the requirement to cover the essential health benefits.) Funds are made available to the Medicare Improvement Fund for services provided during and after FY2020.

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Official text

Protecting Affordable Coverage for Employees Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Public Law)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Guthrie, Brett [R-KY-2] · 235 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 1624, Protecting Affordable Coverage for Employees Act (2015-09-15)

Cosponsors on this site

Pete Sessions (R-TX), Robert E. Latta (R-OH), Ann Wagner (R-MO), Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Glenn Thompson (R-PA), Rick W. Allen (R-GA), Gus M. Bilirakis (R-FL), Joe Wilson (R-SC), Steve Womack (R-AR), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Glenn Grothman (R-WI), Pete Aguilar (D-CA), David Rouzer (R-NC), Henry Cuellar (D-TX) and 175 more.

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Guthrie, Brett [R-KY-2] reported raising $6.0 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-cong114-hr1624 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114