,i #aacth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #cjff ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,september #i1 #bjac ,mr4 ,cotton introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,house ,administration1 and in addition to the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce1 for a period to be subsequently determined by the ,speaker1 in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned ,a ,,bill ,to amend the ,patient ,protection and ,affordable ,care ,act to prohibit a government subsidy or contribution for the premiums of a health plan by a ,member of ,congress or ,members' staff or congressional leadership or committee staff4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,no ,special ,deal for ,d4,c4 ,insiders ,act of #bjac4 #b4 ,no governmental health insurance premium subsidy or contribution for ,members of ,congress and for congressional ,members' staff1 leadership staff1 and committee staff ,section #acab7;d77#c77;,d7 of the ,patient ,protection and ,affordable ,care ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ahjcb7;d77#c77;,d77 is amended-- 7#a7 in clause 7ii77,,ii71 by inserting before the period at the end the following3 1 and includes employees in a leadership office of the ,house of ,representatives or a leadership office of the ,senate 7consisting of the offices of the ,president pro ,tempore1 ,majority and ,minority ,leaders1 ,majority and ,minority ,whips1 ,conferences of the ,majority and of the ,minority1 and ,majority and ,minority ,policy ,committees of the ,senate7 and employees of any committee of ,congress2 7#b7 by redesignating clause 7ii7 as clause 7iv72 and 7#c7 by inserting after clause 7i7 the following new clauses3 7ii7 ,no premium subsidy or contribution for members of congress ,notwithstanding any other provision of law1 no ,federal funds shall be expended to pay or contribute to any portion of the premium for a health plan purchased by a ,member of ,congress pursuant to clause 7i74 7iii7 ,no premium subsidy or contribution for congressional staff ,notwithstanding any other provision of law1 no ,federal funds shall be expended to pay or contribute to any portion of the premium for a health plan purchased by congressional staff4 4