,,ii  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #ahaj  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july #ba1 #bjae ,mr4  
,vitt] 7= himself & ,mr4 ,cruz7         
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,homel& ,security & ,gov]nm5tal ,affairs
  ,a ,,bill  ,to apply ! provisions ( ! 
,pati5t ,protection & ,af=dable ,c>e    
,act to ,congressional memb]s & memb]s (
 ! executive bran*4  #a4 ,%ort title    
,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,no ,exemption
 = ,wa%+ton f ,obamac>e ,act4  #b4      
,heal? insurance cov]age = c]ta9        
,congressional memb]s & memb]s ( !      
executive bran*  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,not)/&+  
section #acab7;d77#c77;,d7 ( ! ,pati5t  
,protection & ,af=dable ,c>e ,act 7#db  
,u4,s4,c4 #ahjcb7;d77#c77;,d771 ,memb]s 
( ,congress1 ! ,presid5t1 ,vice         
,presid5t1 & all o!r political appo9tees
 %all pur*ase heal? insurance cov]age   
?r\gh a heal? ex*ange e/abli%$ "u su*   
,act & %all receive no ,f$]al subsidy or
 contribution to ! co/s ( su* cov]age t 

is n also o!rwise available to          
individuals at a simil> income level4   
7b7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7    
,memb] ( ,congress ,! t]m ,memb] (      
,congress %all h ! mean+ giv5 su* t]m 9 
section #acab7;d77#c77;,d77ii77,i7 ( !  
,pati5t ,protection & ,af=dable ,c>e    
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4                     
#ahjcb7;d77#c77;,d77ii77,i774  7#b7     
,political appo9tee ,! t]m political    
appo9tee means any individual :o--  7,a7
 is employ$ 9 a position describ$ "u    
sections #ecab ?r\gh #ecaf ( title #e1  
,unit$ ,/ates ,code 7relat+ to !        
,executive ,s*$ule72  7,b7 is a limit$  
t]m appo9tee1 limit$ em]g5cy appo9tee1  
or nonc>e] appo9tee 9 ! ,s5ior          
,executive ,s]vice1 z def9$ "u p>agraphs
 7#e71 7#f71 & 7#g71 respectively1 (    
section #cacb7;a7 ( title #e1 ,unit$    
,/ates ,code2  7,c7 is employ$ 9 a      
position 9 ! executive bran* ( !        
,gov]nm5t ( a confid5tial or            
policy-det]m9+ "* "u s*$ule ,c ( subp>t 
,c ( "p #bac ( title #e ( ! ,code (     

,f$]al ,regulations2 or  7,d7 is employ$
 9 or "u ! ,executive ,(fice ( !        
,presid5t 9 a position t is exclud$ f ! 
competitive s]vice by reason ( its      
confid5tial1 policy-det]m9+1            
policy-mak+1 or policy-advocat+ "*4