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S. 3297 (114th)

Relief from Obamacare Mandate Act of 2016

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Introduced

7 September 2016

Last action

8 September 2016 · Calendars

Status

Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 619.

Sponsors

Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR], Sen. Ayotte, Kelly [R-NH], Sen. McCain, John [R-AZ], Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK], Sen. Johnson, Ron [R-WI], Sen. Burr, Richard [R-NC], Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY], Sen. Isakson, Johnny [R-GA], Sen. Kirk, Mark Steven [R-IL], Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS], Sen. Perdue, David [R-GA], Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC], Sen. Gardner, Cory [R-CO], Sen. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK], Sen. Boozman, John [R-AR], Sen. Toomey, Patrick [R-PA], Sen. Blunt, Roy [R-MO], Sen. Scott, Tim [R-SC], Sen. Cochran, Thad [R-MS], Sen. Portman, Rob [R-OH]

Subjects

Taxation

Source updated

5 December 2025

Taxation

Summary

Relief from Obamacare Mandate Act of 2016 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) to exempt individuals with certain premium increases from the requirement under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) to maintain minimum essential health coverage. The exemption applies to any individual for any month during a year that the individual resides in a state in which the average premium for self-only or family coverage under the second lowest cost silver plans within the state has increased by more than 10% from the prior year. The bill also requires the cost of annual deductibles to be taken into account in applying the exemption for individuals who cannot afford coverage. The bill repeals provisions added to the IRC by PPACA that: (1) restrict payments from health savings accounts (HSAs), Archer medical savings accounts (MSAs), and health flexible spending and reimbursement arrangements for medications to prescription drugs and insulin only (thus allowing payments for over-the-counter medications); (2) impose a $2,500 limitation on salary reduction contributions to a health flexible spending arrangement under a cafeteria plan; and (3) impose an additional tax on HSA and Archer MSA distributions not used for qualified medical expenses.

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Timeline

  1. 7 September 2016

    Calendars

    Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.

    Source: Calendars

  2. 7 September 2016

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 8 September 2016

    Calendars

    Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 619.

    Source: Calendars

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Versions

Documents

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Placed on Calendar Senate (text)

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  • Placed on Calendar Senate (text)

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