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H.R. 1953: No Exemption for Washington from Obamacare Act

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H.R. 1953: No Exemption for Washington from Obamacare Act

114th Congress · introduced 2015-04-22 · Government Operations and Politics · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2015-04-22 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. DeSantis, Ron [R-FL-6] · 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 on Health. 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

No Exemption for Washington from Obamacare Act

Plain summary

No Exemption for Washington from Obamacare Act This bill amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to extend the requirement for participation in a health insurance exchange to the President, Vice President, executive branch political appointees, and employees of congressional committees and leadership offices of Congress. Currently, this requirement applies to Members of Congress and their staff. The government is prohibited from contributing to or subsidizing the health insurance coverage of officials and employees subject to this requirement.

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

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What does this mean? (plain words)

Official text

No Exemption for Washington from Obamacare Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. DeSantis, Ron [R-FL-6] · 15 cosponsors

Cost estimate: No cost estimate published yet.

Cosponsors on this site

Thomas Massie (R-KY), Scott DesJarlais (R-TN), Bruce Westerman (R-AR), Michael T. McCaul (R-TX), Gus M. Bilirakis (R-FL), Robert J. Wittman (R-VA)

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Words on this page, explained (2)
Bill
A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).
Exemption
A rule that removes certain people, property or activities from a tax or requirement.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong114-hr1953 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114