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To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage.

USA115th CongressHR-173| House 
| Updated: 1/13/2017
Mike Kelly

Mike Kelly

Republican Representative

Pennsylvania

Cosponsors (250)
Lamar Smith (Republican)Doug LaMalfa (Republican)Brenda L. Lawrence (Democratic)Dwight Evans (Democratic)David Schweikert (Republican)Al Lawson (Democratic)Paul A. Gosar (Republican)Donald Norcross (Democratic)Thomas MacArthur (Republican)David Loebsack (Democratic)Karen C. Handel (Republican)Steve Chabot (Republican)Daniel M. Donovan (Republican)Mia B. Love (Republican)Robert Pittenger (Republican)Tim Ryan (Democratic)Val Butler Demings (Democratic)Bob Gibbs (Republican)Clay Higgins (Republican)F. James Sensenbrenner (Republican)Marcy Kaptur (Democratic)Tom O'Halleran (Democratic)John Katko (Republican)Elise M. Stefanik (Republican)John Garamendi (Democratic)Richard M. Nolan (Democratic)Trent Kelly (Republican)Ruben Gallego (Democratic)Mark Meadows (Republican)Marc A. Veasey (Democratic)Steven M. Palazzo (Republican)Adam B. Schiff (Democratic)Barbara Lee (Democratic)Martha Roby (Republican)Nita M. Lowey (Democratic)Robin L. Kelly (Democratic)Raúl M. Grijalva (Democratic)Stephanie N. Murphy (Democratic)Don Young (Republican)Mark Pocan (Democratic)Karen Bass (Democratic)Peter T. King (Republican)Joyce Beatty (Democratic)Steve Stivers (Republican)Steve Womack (Republican)David N. Cicilline (Democratic)Lee M. Zeldin (Republican)Emanuel Cleaver (Democratic)Brian Higgins (Democratic)Jackie Speier (Democratic)Kathleen M. Rice (Democratic)Darren Soto (Democratic)Raul Ruiz (Democratic)Sheila Jackson Lee (Democratic)Derek Kilmer (Democratic)John A. Yarmuth (Democratic)Rick W. Allen (Republican)Ben Ray Luján (Democratic)Carolyn B. Maloney (Democratic)Bill Foster (Democratic)Joe Courtney (Democratic)Darin LaHood (Republican)Sanford D. Bishop (Democratic)John Abney Culberson (Republican)C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger (Democratic)Pete Aguilar (Democratic)Eliot L. Engel (Democratic)Glenn Thompson (Republican)David Scott (Democratic)Brad R. Wenstrup (Republican)Frederica S. Wilson (Democratic)Juan Vargas (Democratic)Bobby L. Rush (Democratic)Jackie Walorski (Republican)Paul Cook (Republican)Jimmy Panetta (Democratic)Stevan Pearce (Republican)Carol Shea-Porter (Democratic)J. Luis Correa (Democratic)John J. Faso (Republican)Eric Swalwell (Democratic)Dina Titus (Democratic)Tom McClintock (Republican)Pete Sessions (Republican)David Rouzer (Republican)Greg Walden (Republican)Debbie Dingell (Democratic)Leonard Lance (Republican)Katherine M. Clark (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Tony Cárdenas (Democratic)Andy Biggs (Republican)Susan A. Davis (Democratic)Suzan K. DelBene (Democratic)Jeff Duncan (Republican)Scott H. Peters (Democratic)Doug Collins (Republican)Paul Tonko (Democratic)David Young (Republican)Bruce Poliquin (Republican)Thomas R. Suozzi (Democratic)Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (Republican)Rosa L. DeLauro (Democratic)Thomas A. Garrett (Republican)Billy Long (Republican)Collin C. Peterson (Democratic)Lou Barletta (Republican)Adriano Espaillat (Democratic)Mike Bishop (Republican)Danny K. Davis (Democratic)Lucille Roybal-Allard (Democratic)Ken Calvert (Republican)Peter A. DeFazio (Democratic)Todd Rokita (Republican)Daniel T. Kildee (Democratic)Frank A. LoBiondo (Republican)Vicente Gonzalez (Democratic)Thomas Massie (Republican)J. French Hill (Republican)Ted Lieu (Democratic)Michelle Lujan Grisham (Democratic)David B. McKinley (Republican)Jason Smith (Republican)Dan Newhouse (Republican)A. Donald McEachin (Democratic)Elizabeth H. Esty (Democratic)Lloyd Smucker (Republican)Barry Loudermilk (Republican)Luke Messer (Republican)Martha McSally (Republican)Alan S. Lowenthal (Democratic)Ann M. Kuster (Democratic)Walter B. Jones (Republican)Sean Patrick Maloney (Democratic)Henry C. "Hank" Johnson (Democratic)Patrick Meehan (Republican)Bill Flores (Republican)Al Green (Democratic)Don Bacon (Republican)André Carson (Democratic)Brendan F. Boyle (Democratic)Andy Barr (Republican)Mario Diaz-Balart (Republican)Christopher H. Smith (Republican)Matt Cartwright (Democratic)John B. Larson (Democratic)David P. Joyce (Republican)Stephen F. Lynch (Democratic)Joe Wilson (Republican)Keith Ellison (Democratic)Doug Lamborn (Republican)Kyrsten Sinema (Independent)Ted Poe (Republican)Timothy J. Walz (Democratic)Rodney Davis (Republican)Richard Hudson (Republican)Jacky Rosen (Democratic)Gregory W. Meeks (Democratic)Ryan A. Costello (Republican)Hakeem S. Jeffries (Democratic)Marcia L. Fudge (Democratic)James A. Himes (Democratic)Jerrold Nadler (Democratic)Theodore E. Deutch (Democratic)Sander M. Levin (Democratic)John Lewis (Democratic)Kevin Cramer (Republican)Brian J. Mast (Republican)Ami Bera (Democratic)Mark Takano (Democratic)Bruce Westerman (Republican)Pramila Jayapal (Democratic)Betty McCollum (Democratic)Peter J. Visclosky (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Brad Sherman (Democratic)Bonnie Watson Coleman (Democratic)Blaine Luetkemeyer (Republican)Daniel Lipinski (Democratic)Norma J. Torres (Democratic)Mark Walker (Republican)Tulsi Gabbard (Democratic)Salud O. Carbajal (Democratic)Jamie Raskin (Democratic)Ruben J. Kihuen (Democratic)Elijah E. Cummings (Democratic)Mark E. Amodei (Republican)Lois Frankel (Democratic)Louise McIntosh Slaughter (Democratic)Sam Graves (Republican)Mike Bost (Republican)Diana DeGette (Democratic)Scott DesJarlais (Republican)Janice D. Schakowsky (Democratic)David G. Valadao (Republican)James P. McGovern (Democratic)Maxine Waters (Democratic)Jeff Denham (Republican)Adam Smith (Democratic)Nydia M. Velázquez (Democratic)Julia Brownley (Democratic)Joseph Crowley (Democratic)William R. Keating (Democratic)Beto O'Rourke (Democratic)Yvette D. Clarke (Democratic)Adam Kinzinger (Republican)Bradley Byrne (Republican)Rick Larsen (Democratic)Jose E. Serrano (Democratic)Jared Polis (Democratic)Tom Emmer (Republican)Peter Welch (Democratic)Albio Sires (Democratic)Brian K. Fitzpatrick (Republican)Bennie G. Thompson (Democratic)Bill Huizenga (Republican)Charlie Crist (Democratic)Robert A. Brady (Democratic)Rodney P. Frelinghuysen (Republican)Seth Moulton (Democratic)Suzanne Bonamici (Democratic)Randy K. Sr. Weber (Republican)Josh Gottheimer (Democratic)Linda T. Sánchez (Democratic)Evan H. Jenkins (Republican)Ed Perlmutter (Democratic)Tom Graves (Republican)Zoe Lofgren (Democratic)Nanette Diaz Barragán (Democratic)Mike Coffman (Republican)Sean P. Duffy (Republican)John K. Delaney (Democratic)Jimmy Gomez (Democratic)Grace Meng (Democratic)Cheri Bustos (Democratic)Bradley Scott Schneider (Democratic)John J. Duncan (Republican)Alcee L. Hastings (Democratic)Ted Budd (Republican)Bill Johnson (Republican)Jaime Herrera Beutler (Republican)David P. Roe (Republican)Debbie Wasserman Schultz (Democratic)Barbara Comstock (Republican)Chellie Pingree (Democratic)Bill Pascrell (Democratic)Colleen Hanabusa (Democratic)Duncan D. Hunter (Republican)Grace F. Napolitano (Democratic)Judy Chu (Democratic)

Ways and Means Committee, Health Subcommittee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to repeal, beginning with taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017, the excise tax on employer-sponsored health care coverage for which there is an excess benefit (high-cost plans).
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Timeline
Jan 3, 2017
Introduced in House
Jan 3, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jan 9, 2017

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 115-58
Introduced in Senate
Jan 13, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  • January 3, 2017
    Introduced in House


  • January 3, 2017
    Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.


  • January 9, 2017

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 115-58
    Introduced in Senate


  • January 13, 2017
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Taxation

Related Bills

  • S 115-58: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage.
  • S 115-40: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage.
Employee benefits and pensionsHealth care costs and insuranceHealth care coverage and accessSales and excise taxes

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage.

USA115th CongressHR-173| House 
| Updated: 1/13/2017
Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to repeal, beginning with taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017, the excise tax on employer-sponsored health care coverage for which there is an excess benefit (high-cost plans).
View Full Text

Suggested Questions

Get AI-generated questions to help you understand this bill better

Timeline
Jan 3, 2017
Introduced in House
Jan 3, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jan 9, 2017

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 115-58
Introduced in Senate
Jan 13, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  • January 3, 2017
    Introduced in House


  • January 3, 2017
    Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.


  • January 9, 2017

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 115-58
    Introduced in Senate


  • January 13, 2017
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mike Kelly

Mike Kelly

Republican Representative

Pennsylvania

Cosponsors (250)
Lamar Smith (Republican)Doug LaMalfa (Republican)Brenda L. Lawrence (Democratic)Dwight Evans (Democratic)David Schweikert (Republican)Al Lawson (Democratic)Paul A. Gosar (Republican)Donald Norcross (Democratic)Thomas MacArthur (Republican)David Loebsack (Democratic)Karen C. Handel (Republican)Steve Chabot (Republican)Daniel M. Donovan (Republican)Mia B. Love (Republican)Robert Pittenger (Republican)Tim Ryan (Democratic)Val Butler Demings (Democratic)Bob Gibbs (Republican)Clay Higgins (Republican)F. James Sensenbrenner (Republican)Marcy Kaptur (Democratic)Tom O'Halleran (Democratic)John Katko (Republican)Elise M. Stefanik (Republican)John Garamendi (Democratic)Richard M. Nolan (Democratic)Trent Kelly (Republican)Ruben Gallego (Democratic)Mark Meadows (Republican)Marc A. Veasey (Democratic)Steven M. Palazzo (Republican)Adam B. Schiff (Democratic)Barbara Lee (Democratic)Martha Roby (Republican)Nita M. Lowey (Democratic)Robin L. Kelly (Democratic)Raúl M. Grijalva (Democratic)Stephanie N. Murphy (Democratic)Don Young (Republican)Mark Pocan (Democratic)Karen Bass (Democratic)Peter T. King (Republican)Joyce Beatty (Democratic)Steve Stivers (Republican)Steve Womack (Republican)David N. Cicilline (Democratic)Lee M. Zeldin (Republican)Emanuel Cleaver (Democratic)Brian Higgins (Democratic)Jackie Speier (Democratic)Kathleen M. Rice (Democratic)Darren Soto (Democratic)Raul Ruiz (Democratic)Sheila Jackson Lee (Democratic)Derek Kilmer (Democratic)John A. Yarmuth (Democratic)Rick W. Allen (Republican)Ben Ray Luján (Democratic)Carolyn B. Maloney (Democratic)Bill Foster (Democratic)Joe Courtney (Democratic)Darin LaHood (Republican)Sanford D. Bishop (Democratic)John Abney Culberson (Republican)C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger (Democratic)Pete Aguilar (Democratic)Eliot L. Engel (Democratic)Glenn Thompson (Republican)David Scott (Democratic)Brad R. Wenstrup (Republican)Frederica S. Wilson (Democratic)Juan Vargas (Democratic)Bobby L. Rush (Democratic)Jackie Walorski (Republican)Paul Cook (Republican)Jimmy Panetta (Democratic)Stevan Pearce (Republican)Carol Shea-Porter (Democratic)J. Luis Correa (Democratic)John J. Faso (Republican)Eric Swalwell (Democratic)Dina Titus (Democratic)Tom McClintock (Republican)Pete Sessions (Republican)David Rouzer (Republican)Greg Walden (Republican)Debbie Dingell (Democratic)Leonard Lance (Republican)Katherine M. Clark (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Tony Cárdenas (Democratic)Andy Biggs (Republican)Susan A. Davis (Democratic)Suzan K. DelBene (Democratic)Jeff Duncan (Republican)Scott H. Peters (Democratic)Doug Collins (Republican)Paul Tonko (Democratic)David Young (Republican)Bruce Poliquin (Republican)Thomas R. Suozzi (Democratic)Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (Republican)Rosa L. DeLauro (Democratic)Thomas A. Garrett (Republican)Billy Long (Republican)Collin C. Peterson (Democratic)Lou Barletta (Republican)Adriano Espaillat (Democratic)Mike Bishop (Republican)Danny K. Davis (Democratic)Lucille Roybal-Allard (Democratic)Ken Calvert (Republican)Peter A. DeFazio (Democratic)Todd Rokita (Republican)Daniel T. Kildee (Democratic)Frank A. LoBiondo (Republican)Vicente Gonzalez (Democratic)Thomas Massie (Republican)J. French Hill (Republican)Ted Lieu (Democratic)Michelle Lujan Grisham (Democratic)David B. McKinley (Republican)Jason Smith (Republican)Dan Newhouse (Republican)A. Donald McEachin (Democratic)Elizabeth H. Esty (Democratic)Lloyd Smucker (Republican)Barry Loudermilk (Republican)Luke Messer (Republican)Martha McSally (Republican)Alan S. Lowenthal (Democratic)Ann M. Kuster (Democratic)Walter B. Jones (Republican)Sean Patrick Maloney (Democratic)Henry C. "Hank" Johnson (Democratic)Patrick Meehan (Republican)Bill Flores (Republican)Al Green (Democratic)Don Bacon (Republican)André Carson (Democratic)Brendan F. Boyle (Democratic)Andy Barr (Republican)Mario Diaz-Balart (Republican)Christopher H. Smith (Republican)Matt Cartwright (Democratic)John B. Larson (Democratic)David P. Joyce (Republican)Stephen F. Lynch (Democratic)Joe Wilson (Republican)Keith Ellison (Democratic)Doug Lamborn (Republican)Kyrsten Sinema (Independent)Ted Poe (Republican)Timothy J. Walz (Democratic)Rodney Davis (Republican)Richard Hudson (Republican)Jacky Rosen (Democratic)Gregory W. Meeks (Democratic)Ryan A. Costello (Republican)Hakeem S. Jeffries (Democratic)Marcia L. Fudge (Democratic)James A. Himes (Democratic)Jerrold Nadler (Democratic)Theodore E. Deutch (Democratic)Sander M. Levin (Democratic)John Lewis (Democratic)Kevin Cramer (Republican)Brian J. Mast (Republican)Ami Bera (Democratic)Mark Takano (Democratic)Bruce Westerman (Republican)Pramila Jayapal (Democratic)Betty McCollum (Democratic)Peter J. Visclosky (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Brad Sherman (Democratic)Bonnie Watson Coleman (Democratic)Blaine Luetkemeyer (Republican)Daniel Lipinski (Democratic)Norma J. Torres (Democratic)Mark Walker (Republican)Tulsi Gabbard (Democratic)Salud O. Carbajal (Democratic)Jamie Raskin (Democratic)Ruben J. Kihuen (Democratic)Elijah E. Cummings (Democratic)Mark E. Amodei (Republican)Lois Frankel (Democratic)Louise McIntosh Slaughter (Democratic)Sam Graves (Republican)Mike Bost (Republican)Diana DeGette (Democratic)Scott DesJarlais (Republican)Janice D. Schakowsky (Democratic)David G. Valadao (Republican)James P. McGovern (Democratic)Maxine Waters (Democratic)Jeff Denham (Republican)Adam Smith (Democratic)Nydia M. Velázquez (Democratic)Julia Brownley (Democratic)Joseph Crowley (Democratic)William R. Keating (Democratic)Beto O'Rourke (Democratic)Yvette D. Clarke (Democratic)Adam Kinzinger (Republican)Bradley Byrne (Republican)Rick Larsen (Democratic)Jose E. Serrano (Democratic)Jared Polis (Democratic)Tom Emmer (Republican)Peter Welch (Democratic)Albio Sires (Democratic)Brian K. Fitzpatrick (Republican)Bennie G. Thompson (Democratic)Bill Huizenga (Republican)Charlie Crist (Democratic)Robert A. Brady (Democratic)Rodney P. Frelinghuysen (Republican)Seth Moulton (Democratic)Suzanne Bonamici (Democratic)Randy K. Sr. Weber (Republican)Josh Gottheimer (Democratic)Linda T. Sánchez (Democratic)Evan H. Jenkins (Republican)Ed Perlmutter (Democratic)Tom Graves (Republican)Zoe Lofgren (Democratic)Nanette Diaz Barragán (Democratic)Mike Coffman (Republican)Sean P. Duffy (Republican)John K. Delaney (Democratic)Jimmy Gomez (Democratic)Grace Meng (Democratic)Cheri Bustos (Democratic)Bradley Scott Schneider (Democratic)John J. Duncan (Republican)Alcee L. Hastings (Democratic)Ted Budd (Republican)Bill Johnson (Republican)Jaime Herrera Beutler (Republican)David P. Roe (Republican)Debbie Wasserman Schultz (Democratic)Barbara Comstock (Republican)Chellie Pingree (Democratic)Bill Pascrell (Democratic)Colleen Hanabusa (Democratic)Duncan D. Hunter (Republican)Grace F. Napolitano (Democratic)Judy Chu (Democratic)

Ways and Means Committee, Health Subcommittee

Taxation

Related Bills

  • S 115-58: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage.
  • S 115-40: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage.
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Employee benefits and pensionsHealth care costs and insuranceHealth care coverage and accessSales and excise taxes