A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to retroactively repeal the individual mandate for health insurance.

United States115th CongressS-1898Senate
Updated: Sep 28, 2017

Summary

Repeal and Refund Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to repeal: (1) the requirement that individuals maintain minimum essential health care coverage (commonly referred to as the individual mandate), and (2) the reporting requirements for health insurance coverage. The Department of the Treasury must implement a program to refund all penalties paid by taxpayers for failing to maintain minimum essential health coverage. Treasury must provide taxpayers with one payment to refund all penalties without regard to whether or not an amended tax return is filed.

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Timeline

  1. Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6228-6229)

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  2. Introduced in Senate

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