House bill · 114th Congress · Did not become law
Ax the Tax on Middle Class Americans' Health Plans Act
Sponsor: Rep. Frank Guinta R-NHWhere it went
- IntroducedFeb 11, 2015
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Feb 27, 2015 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 879.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. GUINTA, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 161, No. 23, February 11, 2015, Page H983):Article I Section VIII Clause I: The Congress shall have the power to lay and collect taxes, duties, imposts and excises, to pay the debts and provide for the common defense and general welfare of the United States; but all duties, imposts and excises shall be uniform throughout the Unites States Article I Section VII Clause III: To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among several States, and with Indian Tribes; Article I Section VII Clause XVIII: To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by the Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 11, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 692 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 879, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/879
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 12, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of August 12, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
141 cosponsors — 141 Republicans
0 of 141 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Rick Allen (R-GA), Mark Amodei (R-NV), Brian Babin (R-TX), Lou Barletta (R-PA), Andy Barr (R-KY), Dan Benishek (R-MI), Mike Bishop (R-MI), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Rod Blum (R-IA), Mike Bost (R-IL), Charles Boustany (R-LA), Jim Bridenstine (R-OK), Mo Brooks (R-AL), Susan Brooks (R-IN), Vern Buchanan (R-FL), Larry Bucshon (R-IN), Bradley Byrne (R-AL), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Earl Carter (R-GA), Steve Chabot (R-OH), Jason Chaffetz (R-UT), Doug Collins (R-GA), Barbara Comstock (R-VA), K. Conaway (R-TX), Paul Cook (R-CA), Ryan Costello (R-PA), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Ander Crenshaw (R-FL), John Culberson (R-TX), Carlos Curbelo (R-FL) and 111 more.
More from the sponsor
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Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 23, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.