H.R. 3797 · 118th Congress · enacted
Paperwork Burden Reduction Act
Became Public Law No: 118-167.
Latest official action 2024-12-23 · Enacted
The bill, briefly
Paperwork Burden Reduction Act This act modifies provisions under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act so that employers and health insurance providers are no longer required to send tax forms to covered individuals showing proof of minimum essential coverage (1095-B and 1095-C tax forms) unless a form is requested. Generally, employers and health insurance providers that provide minimum essential coverage must report this information for each covered individual to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and provide a copy of this information to the covered individual (through 1095-B and 1095-C tax forms) by January 31 of each year. The IRS allows certain health insurance providers and employers to provide 1095-B tax forms to individuals only upon request, provided that clear and conspicuous notice of an individual’s right to request a written copy of the 1095-B tax form is placed on the insurance provider’s or employer’s website. The act provides statutory authority for the option for certain health insurance providers and employers to provide 1095-B tax forms to individuals only upon request and extends this flexibility to 1095-C tax forms, which are sent by certain large employers. Requests for 1095-B and 1095-C tax forms must be fulfilled by January 31 or 30 days after the date of the request, whichever is later. Employers and health insurance providers must give indiv…
Congressional Research Service · 2024-12-23
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Politicians behind the bill
Sponsors and cosponsors from the official source, limited to members currently in office. Campaign amounts are cycle-wide and are not payments for this bill.
Sponsor
Jason Smith
House · MO District 8 · Republican
$2,957,774PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Jimmy Panetta
House · CA District 19 · Democratic
$1,677,802PAC receipts · 2025–2026
1 of 1 source cosponsor records retrieved; only current officials and unwithdrawn sponsorships appear.
PAC donors to the listed sponsors
These are all-cycle contributions to the listed sponsors’ and cosponsors’ campaigns. FEC does not attribute them to this bill. A donation plus sponsorship does not establish why a politician acted.
BURNS AND MCDONNELL INC. PAC$25,000
AFLAC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AFLAC PAC)$20,000
AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES (ACEC/PAC)$20,000
AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LIFE INSURERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$20,000
AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$20,000
AMERICAN PISTACHIO GROWERS PISTACHIO POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$20,000
MASSACHUSETTS MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$20,000
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL ADVISORS POLITICAL ACTION COMM$20,000
NATIONAL CATTLEMEN'S BEEF ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NCBA-PAC)$20,000
NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$20,000
THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF PENSION PROFESSIONALS AND ACTUARIES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ASPPA-NAPA PAC) A/K/A AMERICAN RETIREMENT ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ARA PAC)$20,000
THE COUNCIL OF INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$20,000
NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION AMERICA'S ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES PAC$19,000
AMERICAN VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$18,000
NATIONAL COUNCIL OF FARMER COOPERATIVES CO-OP/PAC$18,000
SAMMONS ENTERPRISES INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$18,000
AMERICA'S CREDIT UNIONS PAC$17,500
AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC)$17,500
AMERICAN RESORT DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION RESORT OWNERS COALITION PAC (ARDA-ROC PAC)$17,500
DEERE & COMPANY PAC (AKA JOHN DEERE PAC)$17,500
INVESTMENT COMPANY INSTITUTE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ICI PAC)$17,500
NATIONAL COTTON COUNCIL OF AMERICA COMMITTEE FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COTTON$17,500
NATIONAL MULTIFAMILY HOUSING COUNCIL AND REAL ESTATE TECHNOLOGY AND TRANSFORMATION CENTER POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NMHC PAC)$17,500
QUEST DIAGNOSTICS INCORPORATED POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$17,500
AMERICAN PHYSICAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION PHYSICAL THERAPY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (PT-PAC)$17,000
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ASA PAC)$17,000
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$17,000
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$17,000
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF ORAL & MAXILLOFACIAL SURGEONS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$16,500
THE BOEING COMPANY PAC$16,500
AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION PAC$16,000
FMR LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - FEDERAL (FIDELITY PAC)$16,000
GOOGLE LLC NETPAC$16,000
MORTGAGE BANKERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (MORPAC)$16,000
POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF ORTHOPAEDIC SURGEONS--PAC OF AAOS$16,000
THE NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NMPAC)$16,000
WALMART INC. PAC FOR RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT$16,000
THE OPTIONS CLEARING CORPORATION PAC$15,500
ABBOTT LABORATORIES EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$15,000
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (SKINPAC)$15,000
The largest 40 donor totals appear here. Open each politician for their complete, paginated PAC donor list.
What happened after enactment?
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Measured outcome: not established
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