US Congress Senate Bill 1333 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 9-0)
Status: Introduced on July 18 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-07-18 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Pending: Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Increased Competition for Consumers Act - Transfers to the Consumer Operated and Oriented Plan (CO-OP) program the unobligated balance of funds transferred under the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 to a fund to provide assistance and oversight to qualified nonprofit health insurance issuers awarded loans or grants pursuant to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA). Amends PPACA to appropriate the amount equal to the amount rescinded (unobligated funds for the CO-OP program as of January 2, 2013) under the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 to carry out such program. Removes the time restriction on the award of CO-OP program loans and grants.

Increased Competition for Consumers Act

Sen. Mark Begich [D-AK]	Sen. Robert Casey [D-PA]	Sen. Heidi Heitkamp [D-ND]	Sen. Mazie Hirono [D-HI]
Sen. Mary Landrieu [D-LA]	Sen. Joe Manchin [D-WV]	Sen. Bill Nelson [D-FL]	Sen. Tom Udall [D-NM]
Sen. Mark Warner [D-VA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-07-18	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/1333/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/s1333/BILLS-113s1333is.pdf