HOUSE REPUBLICANS VOTE TO RETAIN OBAMACARE INDIVIDUAL MANDATE

After spending years railing against the Obamacare Individual Mandate, the House Republicans DO NOT end the mandate in their new Health Care Bill.  That’s right Obamacare Individual Mandate haters, the Republican bill that just passed retains the Individual Mandate.  You will still be required by Federal law to purchase health insurance whether you like it our not.  So much for the Republicans and Trump keeping their promise to end the most hated part of Obamacare. 

Don’t believe it? Don’t believe that the Repubs would really let Obamacare haters down?  Think again.  Tell your Repub Obamacare hater friends to take a look at the actual bill.  Here it is, right out of the Republican House bill that was just passed today.  No repeal of the Individual Mandate. NOT A WORD ABOUT REPEAL.  If you don't buy insurance, say Republicans, YOU ARE BREAKING THE LAW.

SEC. 205. INDIVIDUAL MANDATE.

14 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 5000A(c) of the Internal

15 Revenue Code of 1986 is amended—

16 (1) in paragraph (2)(B)(iii), by striking ‘‘2.5

17 percent’’ and inserting ‘‘Zero percent’’, and

18 (2) in paragraph (3)—

19 (A) by striking ‘‘$695’’ in subparagraph

20 (A) and inserting ‘‘$0’’, and

21 (B) by striking subparagraph (D).

22 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by

23 this section shall apply to months beginning after Decem-

24 ber 31, 2015.

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1 SEC. 206. EMPLOYER MANDATE.

2 (a) IN GENERAL.—

3 (1) Paragraph (1) of section 4980H(c) of the

4 Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by in-

5 serting ‘‘($0 in the case of months beginning after

6 December 31, 2015)’’ after ‘‘$2,000’’.

7 (2) Paragraph (1) of section 4980H(b) of the

8 Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by in-

9 serting ‘‘($0 in the case of months beginning after

10 December 31, 2015)’’ after ‘‘$3,000’’.

11 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by

12 this section shall apply to months beginning after Decem-

13 ber 31, 2015.

Source: https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-115hr1628rh/pdf/BILLS-115hr1628rh.pdf\