House Committee Releases Legislation to Repeal and Replace the Affordable Care Act

Statement

The U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee, where Rep. Gus Bilirakis (FL-12) serves as the only Florida Republican, released the text of their legislation to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act through a budget process known as reconciliation. Please click here to read the full text, and here to read a section-by-section summary.

Upon the release of the legislation, Bilirakis said:

"House Republicans are keeping a critical promise to the American people by repealing and replacing the unsustainable Affordable Care Act. Most importantly, we're delivering these reforms in an open and transparent manner.

"After holding three town halls across my district plus a roundtable meeting all in recent weeks, listening to hundreds of constituents for more than a combined eight hours, I was proud to use their input and ideas in this legislation. That's why I fought to maintain some of the ACA's more popular provisions, like protecting patients with pre-existing conditions, eliminating lifetime caps on care, and allowing young adults to stay on their parent's insurance until age 26. With this legislation, we will lower costs, increase options, and empower patients to make their own health care choices in a system that works for all."

The Committee has scheduled a markup of this legislation on Wednesday, March 8 at 10:30am.

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