United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 2876 (113th)
Fairness for America's Heroes Act of 2013
Introduced
31 July 2013
Last action
31 July 2013 · Introduced
Status
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Sponsors
Rep. Flores, Bill [R-TX-17], Rep. Benishek, Dan [R-MI-1], Paul Cook, Rep. Gohmert, Louie [R-TX-1], Rep. Roe, David P. [R-TN-1], Rep. Fleming, John [R-LA-4], Rep. Coffman, Mike [R-CO-6], Rep. Wittman, Robert J. [R-VA-1], Rep. Nugent, Richard B. [R-FL-11], Rep. Neugebauer, Randy [R-TX-19], Rep. Yoder, Kevin [R-KS-3], Rep. Posey, Bill [R-FL-8], Rep. Yoho, Ted S. [R-FL-3], Rep. Kingston, Jack [R-GA-1], Rep. Weber, Randy K. Sr. [R-TX-14], Rep. Franks, Trent [R-AZ-8], Rep. Mulvaney, Mick [R-SC-5], Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN], Rep. Walberg, Tim [R-MI-5], Rep. Gingrey, Phil [R-GA-11], Rep. Johnson, Bill [R-OH-6], Rep. Gibbs, Bob [R-OH-7], Rep. Broun, Paul C. [R-GA-10], Rep. Westmoreland, Lynn A. [R-GA-3], Rep. LaMalfa, Doug [R-CA-1], Rep. Stockman, Steve [R-TX-36], Rep. Stutzman, Marlin A. [R-IN-3], Rep. Pittenger, Robert [R-NC-9], Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2]
Subjects
Healthcare, Taxation
Source updated
12 August 2025
Summary
Fairness for America's Heroes Act of 2013 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code, as amended by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, to exempt veterans, until January 1, 2015, from the penalty for failure to maintain minimum essential health care coverage. Defines a "veteran," for purposes of this Act, as an individual who served on active duty (other than active duty for training) and who has been discharged or released under conditions other than dishonorable.
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Timeline
31 July 2013
Introduced
Introduced in House
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31 July 2013
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Source: IntroReferral
31 July 2013
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 31 July 2013 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Flores, Bill [R-TX-17] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Benishek, Dan [R-MI-1] · R · Sponsor
- Paul Cook · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Gohmert, Louie [R-TX-1] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Roe, David P. [R-TN-1] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Fleming, John [R-LA-4] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Coffman, Mike [R-CO-6] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Wittman, Robert J. [R-VA-1] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Nugent, Richard B. [R-FL-11] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Neugebauer, Randy [R-TX-19] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Yoder, Kevin [R-KS-3] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Posey, Bill [R-FL-8] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Yoho, Ted S. [R-FL-3] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Kingston, Jack [R-GA-1] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Weber, Randy K. Sr. [R-TX-14] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Franks, Trent [R-AZ-8] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Mulvaney, Mick [R-SC-5] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Walberg, Tim [R-MI-5] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Gingrey, Phil [R-GA-11] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Johnson, Bill [R-OH-6] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Gibbs, Bob [R-OH-7] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Broun, Paul C. [R-GA-10] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Westmoreland, Lynn A. [R-GA-3] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. LaMalfa, Doug [R-CA-1] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Stockman, Steve [R-TX-36] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Stutzman, Marlin A. [R-IN-3] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Pittenger, Robert [R-NC-9] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2] · R · Cosponsor
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/2876
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/2876
- us · 113-hr-2876 · source updated 12 August 2025