# 114-hr-6300: Unaffordable Care Act

114-hr-6300, Unaffordable Care Act, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Messer, Luke [R-IN-6] (R-IN); status Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-6300
- Congress: 114
- Title: Unaffordable Care Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
- Introduced: 2016-11-14
- Sponsor: Rep. Messer, Luke [R-IN-6] (R-IN)
- Cosponsors: 9
- Policy area: Taxation
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Unaffordable Care Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to exempt from the requirement to maintain minimum essential health coverage an individual who: (1) resides in a location with fewer than two qualified health plans offered through an exchange established under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, or (2) was covered under minimum essential coverage for the last month of the preceding year and the premium is at least 125% percent of the premium for that month.

## Cosponsors (9)

- Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-5] (R-WI), 2016-11-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Harris, Andy [R-MD-1] (R-MD), 2016-11-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Franks, Trent [R-AZ-8] (R-AZ), 2016-11-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Roe, David P. [R-TN-1] (R-TN), 2016-11-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Shuster, Bill [R-PA-9] (R-PA), 2016-11-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND] (R-ND), 2016-11-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Emmer, Tom [R-MN-6] (R-MN), 2016-11-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. LaMalfa, Doug [R-CA-1] (R-CA), 2016-11-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hudson, Richard [R-NC-9] (R-NC), 2016-11-14T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 114-hr-2646: Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act of 2016
- 114-hr-1190: Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2015
- 114-hr-699: Email Privacy Act
- 114-hr-36: Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act
- 114-hr-24: Federal Reserve Transparency Act of 2015
- 114-hr-160: Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2015

## Sources
- [114-hr-6300 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/6300)

## Related
- [114-hr-2646: Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-2646)
- [114-hr-1190: Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2015](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-1190)
- [114-hr-699: Email Privacy Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-699)
- [114-hr-36: Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-36)
- [114-hr-24: Federal Reserve Transparency Act of 2015](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-24)
- [114-hr-160: Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2015](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-160)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6300 (as of 2025-11-18).