Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to override a veto of a bill that repeals certain provisions of the Affordable Care Act and rescinds funds from abortion providers.

Highlights:

• Repeals provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act including, but not limited to, the following provisions (Secs. 104, 202, 204 & 205):
• Repeals health insurance subsidies for individuals with a household income between 100 and 400 percent of the poverty line;
• Repeals risk adjustment programs that appropriate funds to insurers covering high-risk individuals;
• Repeals the requirement that an employer offer health coverage for full-time employees; and
• Repeals the requirement that an individual maintain minimum health care coverage.

• Prohibits the appropriation of federal funds for 1 year to a tax-exempt nonprofit organization, including its affiliates and clinics, which meets the following criteria (Sec. 206):
• The organization primarily engages in family planning services and reproductive health;
• The organization provides for abortions, except in cases of rape, incest, or danger of death; and
• The organization received Medicaid funds exceeding $350 million in fiscal year 2014.

• Increases the appropriation of funds for community health center programs from $3.6 billion to $3.84 billion for fiscal years 2015 through 2017 (Sec. 102).

• Repeals an expansion of federal Medicaid benefits for certain individuals whose income does not exceed 133 percent of the poverty line, effective December 31, 2017 (Sec. 207).

• Repeals the following taxes (Secs. 209, 214, 219 & 220):
• A 40 percent tax on the excess benefit of certain employer-sponsored health insurance;
• A 2.3 percent tax on the sale of medical devices;
• A 10 percent tax on indoor tanning services; and
• A 3.8 percent tax on net investment income.

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Vetoed by President Barack Obama II

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to concur with Senate amendments and pass a bill that repeals certain provisions of the Affordable Care Act and rescinds funds from abortion providers.

Highlights:

• Repeals provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act including, but not limited to, the following provisions (Secs. 104, 202, 204 & 205):
• Repeals health insurance subsidies for individuals with a household income between 100 and 400 percent of the poverty line;
• Repeals risk adjustment programs that appropriate funds to insurers covering high-risk individuals;
• Repeals the requirement that an employer offer health coverage for full-time employees; and
• Repeals the requirement that an individual maintain minimum health care coverage.

• Prohibits the appropriation of federal funds for 1 year to a tax-exempt nonprofit organization, including its affiliates and clinics, which meets the following criteria (Sec. 206):
• The organization primarily engages in family planning services and reproductive health;
• The organization provides for abortions, except in cases of rape, incest, or danger of death; and
• The organization received Medicaid funds exceeding $350 million in fiscal year 2014.

• Increases the appropriation of funds for community health center programs from $3.6 billion to $3.84 billion for fiscal years 2015 through 2017 (Sec. 102).

• Repeals an expansion of federal Medicaid benefits for certain individuals whose income does not exceed 133 percent of the poverty line, effective December 31, 2017 (Sec. 207).

• Repeals the following taxes (Secs. 209, 214, 219 & 220):
• A 40 percent tax on the excess benefit of certain employer-sponsored health insurance;
• A 2.3 percent tax on the sale of medical devices;
• A 10 percent tax on indoor tanning services; and
• A 3.8 percent tax on net investment income.

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Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that repeals certain provisions of the Affordable Care Act and rescinds funds from abortion providers.

Highlights:

• Repeals provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act including, but not limited to, the following provisions (Secs. 104, 202, 204 & 205):
• Repeals health insurance subsidies for individuals with a household income between 100 and 400 percent of the poverty line;
• Repeals risk adjustment programs that appropriate funds to insurers covering high-risk individuals;
• Repeals the requirement that an employer offer health coverage for full-time employees; and
• Repeals the requirement that an individual maintain minimum health care coverage.

• Prohibits the appropriation of federal funds for 1 year to a tax-exempt nonprofit organization, including its affiliates and clinics, which meets the following criteria (Sec. 206):
• The organization primarily engages in family planning services and reproductive health;
• The organization provides for abortions, except in cases of rape, incest, or danger of death; and
• The organization received Medicaid funds exceeding $350 million in fiscal year 2014.

• Increases the appropriation of funds for community health center programs from $3.6 billion to $3.84 billion for fiscal years 2015 through 2017 (Sec. 102).

• Repeals an expansion of federal Medicaid benefits for certain individuals whose income does not exceed 133 percent of the poverty line, effective December 31, 2017 (Sec. 207).

• Repeals the following taxes (Secs. 209, 214, 219 & 220):
• A 40 percent tax on the excess benefit of certain employer-sponsored health insurance;
• A 2.3 percent tax on the sale of medical devices;
• A 10 percent tax on indoor tanning services; and
• A 3.8 percent tax on net investment income.

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Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that repeals certain provisions of the Affordable Care Act and rescinds funds from abortion providers.

Highlights:

• Repeals the individual mandate of the Affordable Care Act which requires an individual to maintain minimum essential health care coverage (Sec. 301).

• Repeals the employer mandate of the Affordable Care Act which requires certain employers to offer full-time employees the opportunity to enroll in minimum essential health care coverage under an eligible employer-sponsored plan (Sec. 302).

• Specifies that the repeal of the individual and employer mandates is effective retroactively on December 31, 2014 (Secs. 301 & 302).

• Repeals the excise tax on certain medical devices and the tax on certain high-priced employee health insurance premiums and health plans (Secs. 303 & 304).

• Prohibits federal funds from being appropriated to a reproductive health or family planning organization that provides elective abortions for 1 year (Sec. 202).

• Exempts an organization from the provisions of this bill if it provides abortions in the case of rape or incest, or in the case where a woman is in danger of death unless an abortion is performed (Sec. 202).

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