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June 24, 2015

The Honorable John Boehner Speaker, U.S. House of Representatives H-232 The Capitol Washington, DC 20515

The Honorable Nancy Pelosi Minority Leader, U.S. House of Representatives H-204 The Capitol Washington, D.C. 20515

Dear Speaker Boehner and Minority Leader Pelosi:

On behalf of over 275,000 Human Resource (HR) professionals of the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) and the 50 undersigned SHRM affiliated State Councils and 192 Chapters, we write in strong support of legislative proposals to repeal the excise tax on high value, employer-sponsored health coverage. Specifically, we urge all members of the House of Representatives to co-sponsor H.R. 2050, the Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2015 and H.R. 879, the Ax the Tax on Middle Class Americans' Health Plans Act.

As you know, beginning in 2018, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) will impose an excise tax otherwise known as the "Cadillac Tax" on health care plans that cost more than $10,200 per year for individuals and $27,500 per year for families (excluding stand-alone dental and vision plans). According to SHRM Research survey results released in March, 33 percent of respondent's plans will be hit with the excise tax in 2018. Looking ahead, the percentage of employers subject to the excise tax is expected to rise significantly after 2018 as the tax is indexed to the Consumer Price Index (CPI), not to the rate of health care cost inflation. As a result, although the excise tax was intended to target lavish health care plans, even modest plans covering working class and middle-income Americans will be subject to the excise tax.

Although the excise tax is not effective until 2018, HR professionals and their organizations are already restructuring their employee health and benefit offerings to address the tax. In fact, according to the SHRM Research, 21 percent of respondents expect to decrease their health benefits offerings and 7 percent indicated a reduction in non-health benefits for 2015.

SHRM and its members believe effective health care reform should expand access to affordable coverage. Organizations should not be forced to choose between a levy and their employees' health care coverage. Furthermore, hardworking employees should not have to pay more out-of pocket health care costs in order to afford the required changes to comply with the ACA.

Therefore, we and our affiliated State Councils and Chapters strongly encourage members of the House of Representatives to co-sponsor H.R.2050 and H.R.879.

Mike Aitken Vice President of Government Affairs

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SHRM AFFILIATED STATE COUNCILS

ALABAMA SHRM STATE COUNCIL ALASKA SHRM STATE COUNCIL ARIZONA SHRM STATE COUNCIL ARKANSAS SHRM STATE COUNCIL, INC. CALIFORNIA STATE COUNCIL OF SHRM COLORADO SHRM STATE COUNCIL CONNECTICUT SHRM STATE COUNCIL DELAWARE SHRM STATE COUNCIL GARDEN STATE COUNCIL SHRM, INC. GEORGIA SHRM STATE COUNCIL HAWAII SHRM STATE COUNCIL HR FLORIDA STATE COUNCIL, INC. IDAHO SHRM STATE COUNCIL ILLINOIS SHRM STATE COUNCIL INDIANA SHRM STATE COUNCIL IOWA SHRM STATE COUNCIL KENTUCKY SHRM STATE COUNCIL LOUISIANA SHRM STATE COUNCIL MAINE SHRM STATE COUNCIL MARYLAND SHRM STATE COUNCIL MASSACHUSETTS SHRM STATE COUNCIL MICHIGAN SHRM STATE COUNCIL MINNESOTA SHRM STATE COUNCIL MISSISSIPPI STATE COUNCIL OF SHRM MISSOURI STATE COUNCIL OF SHRM, INC.

SHRM AFFILIATED CHAPTERS

ANCHORAGE SHRM AKRON AREA CHAPTER OF SHRM ANNE ARUNDEL SHRM APPLE VALLEY HR ASSOCIATION AUSTIN HR MANAGEMENT ASSN., INC. BALDWIN COUNTY SHRM BAY AREA HR EXECUTIVES COUNCIL BAY AREA HR MANAGEMENT ASSN. BAY COUNTY SHRM BAYOU SHRM BIG HORN MOUNTAIN CHAPTER BLACKHAWK HUMAN RESOURCE ASSN. BLUE RIVER SHRM BOULDER AREA HR ASSN. BRANSON TRI-LAKES HR ASSN. BROOKINGS AREA HR ASSN. CARROLL COUNTY SHRM CEDAR VALLEY SHRM CENTRAL CAROLINA SHRM CENTRAL COAST HR ASSOCIATION CENTRAL MINNESOTA SHRM CENTRAL OKLAHOMA HR ASSN. CENTRAL SAVANNAH RIVER AREA SHRM CENTRAL VALLEY HR MANAGEMENT ASSN. CENTRAL WISCONSIN SHRM CHICAGO SHRM CHIPPEWA VALLEY SHRM COLUMBIA SHRM COLUMBUS AREA HR ASSOCIATION CULLMAN AREA-SHRM CYCLONE CHAPTER SHRM DALLAS HR MANAGEMENT ASSN., INC. DEL MAR VA HUMAN RESOURCES GROUP DELAWARE CHAPTER SHRM DETROIT SHRM

NEBRASKA SHRM STATE COUNCIL NEVADA SHRM STATE COUNCIL NEW HAMPSHIRE SHRM STATE COUNCIL NEW MEXICO SHRM STATE COUNCIL NEW YORK STATE SHRM, INC. NORTH CAROLINA SHRM STATE COUNCIL NORTH DAKOTA SHRM STATE COUNCIL OHIO SHRM STATE COUNCIL OKLAHOMA SHRM STATE COUNCIL OREGON SHRM STATE COUNCIL PACIFIC STATE COUNCIL PENNSYLVANIA SHRM STATE COUNCIL RHODE ISLAND SHRM STATE COUNCIL SOUTH CAROLINA SHRM STATE COUNCIL SOUTH DAKOTA SHRM STATE COUNCIL TENNESSEE SHRM STATE COUNCIL TEXAS SHRM STATE COUNCIL THE KANSAS STATE COUNCIL OF SHRM, INC. UTAH HUMAN RESOURCE STATE COUNCIL VERMONT SHRM STATE COUNCIL VIRGINIA SHRM STATE COUNCIL WASHINGTON STATE HUMAN RESOURCES COUNCIL WEST VIRGINIA SHRM STATE COUNCIL WISCONSIN SHRM STATE COUNCIL WYOMING SHRM STATE COUNCIL

DOUGLAS COUNTY SHRM CHAPTER DUCK RIVER SHRM DULLES SHRM DUPAGE SHRM EAST ALABAMA SHRM EASTERN PANHANDLE SHRM CHAPTER EASTERN SHORE SHRM EVANSVILLE-AREA HR ASSN. FLORIDA KEYS SHRM FOUR CORNERS HR ASSOCIATION FOUR RIVERS SHRM FOX VALLEY CHAPTER-SHRM FREDERICK COUNTY CHAPTER SHRM GATEWAY REGIONAL CHAPTER GOLDEN ISLES SHRM GOLDEN TRIANGLE HUMAN RESOURCE ASSN. GREAT PLAINS HR MANAGEMENT ASSN. GREATER BATON ROUGE SHRM GREATER CINCINNATI HR ASSN. GREATER HENRY COUNTY CHAPTER OF SHRM GREATER MONADNOCK SHRM ASSN. GREATER NASHUA AREA HR ASSN. GREATER PENSACOLA CHAP. OF SHRM GTR RUTLAND AREA PERSONNEL EXECU HAMPTON ROADS SHRM HEART OF ILLINOIS HR COUNCIL HOWARD COUNTY HUMAN RESOURCES SOCIETY HR ASSN. OF BROWARD COUNTY HR ASSN. OF CENTRAL CALIFORNIA HR ASSN. OF CENTRAL CONNECTICUT HR ASSN. OF NORTHWEST MISSOURI HR ASSN. OF THE MIDLANDS HR ASSN. OF TREASURE VALLEY HR GROUP OF WEST MI HR HOUSTON

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HR MGMT. ASSN. OF NORTHWEST PA HRA OF CENTRAL OHIO HRA OF NORTH IOWA HRM ASSN. OF PALM BEACH COUNTY HRMA OF THE NEW ORLEANS AREA HUMAN RESOURCES ASSOCIATION OF THE ALLEGHENIES ILLINOIS FOX VALLEY SHRM IOWA SENIOR HR ASSN. KALAMAZOO HR MANAGEMENT ASSN. KANKAKEE AREA HR MANAGER'S ASSN. KENNEBEC VALLEY HUMAN RESOURCES ASSOCIATION KERN COUNTY CHAPTER OF SHRM LA CROSSE AREA SHRM LAKE COUNTRY HR ASSN. LAKESHORE AREA HR ASSOCIATION LAKE-SUMTER SHRM LANCASTER SHRM LAURENS COUNTY HR ASSN. LEWIS AND CLARK SHRM CHAPTER LINCOLN HR MANAGEMENT ASSN. LOWER CAPE FEAR HUMAN RESOURCE ASSOCIATION LOWER COLUMBIA HR MGMT. ASSOC. LUBBOCK CHAPTER OF SHRM MARSHALL COUNTY HR MGMT. ASSN. METROWEST HR MGMT. ASSN. MICHIANA CHAPTER OF SHRM MID-HUDSON HR ASSOCIATION MID-HUDSON VALLEY CHAPTER MIDLANDS SHRM MISSISSIPPI VALLEY HR ASSN. MOBILE SHRM MOHAWK VALLEY SHRM MONTGOMERY COUNTY SHRM MUSKINGUM VALLEY HRMA NATURE COAST HUMAN RESOURCE SOCIETY, INC. NE ARKANSAS SHRM NEW RIVER VALLEY SHRM NOARK HR ASSN. NORFOLK AREA HUMAN RESOURCE ASSOCIATION NORTH ALABAMA CHAPTER OF SHRM NORTH STAR SHRM NORTH TEXAS SHRM NORTHEAST LOUISIANA SHRM NORTHEAST MICHIGAN HR ASSN. NORTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA SHRM NORTHERN ALASKA CHAPTER NORTHLAND HR ASSN. NORTHSHORE SHRM NORTHSTATE SHRM NORTHWEST LOUISIANA SHRM OKLAHOMA CITY HR SOCIETY OSHKOSH AREA SHRM PIEDMONT HR MANAGEMENT ASSN. PORTAGE COUNTY HR ASSN. PRESENTATION COLLEGE (PC SHRM) PRINCE WILLIAM SHRM, INC. QUINCY AREA CHAPTER OF SHRM RALEIGH/WAKE HR MGMT. ASSN. RED RIVER VALLEY HR ASSN. RICHMOND SHRM RIVER VALLEY HR ASSOCIATION

RIVER VALLEY HR ASSOCIATION SACRAMENTO AREA HUMAN RESOURCE ASSN. SAN DIEGO SHRM SAN JOAQUIN HR ASSOCIATION SANDUSKY COUNTY HR MGMT. ASSN. SANTA BARBARA HR ASSN. SAVANNAH AREA SHRM SEACOAST HUMAN RESOURCE ASSN. SEATTLE CHAPTER SHEBOYGAN AREA CHAPTER-SHRM SHOALS CHAPTER - SHRM SHRM - COLUMBUS AREA SHRM - DODGE COUNTY SHRM - VOLUSIA/FLAGLER CHAPTER SHRM MIDDLE GEORGIA SHRM OF CENTRAL NEW JERSEY, INC. SHRM OF WEST TENNESSEE SHRM PEE DEE CHAPTER SHRM/EMERALD COAST CHAPTER SHRM-ATLANTA SHRM-HAWAII CHAPTER SHRM-LONG ISLAND CHAPTER INC. SHRM-MEMPHIS CHAPTER SHRM-MONTGOMERY SHRM-MORRIS COUNTY CHAPTER, INC. SIERRA HUMAN RESOURCES ASSN. SMA OF NEW JERSEY, INC. SNAKE RIVER CHAPTER SHRM SOUTH CENTRAL HR MGMT. ASSN. SOUTH CENTRAL IN HUMAN RESOURCES ASSN SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS SHRM CHAPTER SOUTH KING COUNTY CHAPTER SOUTH PUGET SOUND CHAPTER SOUTHEAST ALASKA CHAPTER SOUTHEAST IOWA CHAPTER SOUTHEAST MISSOURI HR ASSN. SOUTHERN NEVADA HR ASSN. SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO SHRM SOUTHWEST AREA HUMAN RESOURCE ASSN. SOUTHWESTERN IOWA CHAPTER OF SHRM ST. LAWRENCE VALLEY HR MANGEMENT ASSN. STATELINE SHRM STILLWATER AREA HR ASSOCIATION SUMTER HRMA TENNESSEE VALLEY CHAPTER OF SHRM TEXOMA HR MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION THE ALAMANCE COUNTY HR ASSN. TIPPECANOE AREA PERS. ASSN. TRIANGLE SHRM TRI-STATE HR ASSN. (IA) TRI-STATE HR MANAGEMENT ASSN. (NJ) TRI-STATE SHRM CHAPTER (TX) TULSA AREA HR ASSN. UNION COUNTY HUMAN RESOURCE ASSOCIATION VERMONT HR ASSOCIATION, INC. WABASH VALLEY HRA WEST CENTRAL MN SHRM WEST SOUND HR MANAGEMENT ASSN. WESTCHESTER HR MANAGEMENT ASSN. WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA HR ASSN. WICHITA FALLS HR MGMT. ASSN. WINONA AREA SHRM

CC: Members of the U.S. House of Representatives

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