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Version 81 · Passed House without amendment · Mar 5, 2014
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Suspending the Individual Mandate Penalty Law Equals Fairness Act or the SIMPLE Fairness Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to delay until 2015 the imposition of the monthly penalty amount on individual taxpayers for failure to purchase minimum essential health care coverage.
People & committees
Rep. Jenkins, Lynn [R-KS-2] · R–KS
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Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 319.
Received in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 250 - 160 (Roll no. 97). (text: CR H2168)
House roll call 97 · Individual votesMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 250 - 160 (Roll no. 97).(text: CR H2168)
House roll call 97 · Individual votesOn motion to recommit with instructions Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 185 - 227 (Roll no. 96).
House roll call 96 · Individual votesThe previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection. (consideration: CR H2176)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Horsford motion to recommit with instructions, pending the reservation of a point of order. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the bill to be reported back to the House with an amendment to add a new section at the end of the bill titled Protecting Consumers From Premium Increases and Discrimination on the Basis of Preexisting Conditions. The point of order was subsequently withdrawn.
Mr. Horsford moved to recommit with instructions to Ways and Means. (consideration: CR H2175-2176; text: CR H2175)
The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule. (consideration: CR H2175)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 4118.
The rule waives all points of order against consideration of the bill. The rule makes in order as original text for the purpose of amendment an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 113-40 for H.R. 3826 and provides that it shall be considered as read. The rule waives all points of order against that amendment in the nature of a substitute.
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 497. (consideration: CR H2168-2177)
Rule H. Res. 497 passed House.
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 497 Reported to House. The rule waives all points of order against consideration of the bill. The rule makes in order as original text for the purpose of amendment an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 113-40 for H.R. 3826 and provides that it shall be considered as read. The rule waives all points of order against that amendment in the nature of a substitute.
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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