WASHINGTON D.C. – U.S. Senator Roy Blunt (Mo.) co-sponsored the American Liberty Restoration Act, legislation to repeal ObamaCare’s individual insurance mandate. The bill, which was introduced by Senate Finance Chairman Orrin Hatch (Utah) and Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Chairman Lamar Alexander (Tenn.), is co-sponsored by Blunt and 19 of his colleagues.

“This law is broken, and forcing families in Missouri to buy expensive health care from the federal government is not the solution,” said Blunt. “Every American – including low and middle-income workers and families – deserves access to quality health care that they can afford. I’ll continue to support efforts to stop ObamaCare, and this important bill is a step in the right direction.”

The American Liberty Restoration Act would strike provisions in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) requiring individuals to purchase health insurance. The individual insurance mandate in PPACA went into effect in 2014.

For the 2014 tax filing season, individuals who did not purchase health insurance will face a fine of $95 or 1 percent of their income, whichever is more. For the 2015 tax filing season, that penalty will increase to $325 or 2 percent of their income, whichever is more.

In addition to Blunt, co-sponsors of the bill include U.S. Senators Kelly Ayotte (N.H.), John Barrasso (Wyo.), Richard Burr (N.C.), Dan Coats (Ind.), Thad Cochran (Miss.), Susan Collins (Maine), John Cornyn (Texas), Deb Fischer (Neb.), Chuck Grassley (Iowa), Jim Inhofe (Okla.), Johnny Isakson (Ga.), Mark Kirk (Ill.), Lisa Murkowski (Alaska), Rob Portman (Ohio), Jim Risch (Idaho), Pat Roberts (Kan.), Marco Rubio (Fla.), John Thune (S.D.), and Roger Wicker (Miss.)