Healthy Businesses, Healthy Workers Reinsurance Act of 2007
Latest action · May 3, 2007 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5594-5595)
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMay 3, 2007
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Healthy Businesses, Healthy Workers Reinsurance Act of 2007 - Amends the Social Security Act to add a new title XXII (Federal Reinsurance Program for Catastrophic Health Care Costs).
Establishes within the Department of Health and Human Services an Office of Federal Reinsurance, which shall in turn establish a Federal Reinsurance Program for Catastrophic Health Care Costs to make reinsurance payments to eligible health plans experiencing catastrophic health care costs during a year with respect to a covered individual.
Establishes in the Treasury the Federal Reinsurance for Catastrophic Health Care Costs Trust Fund.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on May 3, 2007.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-RI | Jack Reed | Original | May 3, 2007 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Finance Committee | Referred May 3, 2007 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 3, 2007Introduced in Senate
- May 3, 2007Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5593-5594)
- May 3, 2007Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5594-5595)
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S5593–S5596Text printed S5594 | Jack Reed D-RI, John F. Kerry D-MA (text) | May 3, 2007 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to amend the Social Security Act to establish a Federal Reinsurance Program for Catastrophic Health Care Costs.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Healthy Businesses, Healthy Workers Reinsurance Act of 2007
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 3, 2007Introduced in Senate
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