Health Insurance Coverage Protection Act
Latest action · Mar 30, 2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
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.
- IntroducedFeb 13, 2009
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Health Insurance Coverage Protection Act - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) and the Public Health Service Act to prohibit a group health plan from imposing an aggregate lifetime benefit limit of less than: (1) $5 million for the first two plan years; (2) $10 million for the third and fourth plan years; and (3) adjusted amounts based on the consumer price index for subsequent plan years. Excludes from such prohibition a group health plan offered to employees of a small employer, except upon request of the employer for a consistent limit.
Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to contract with the Institute of Medicine for a study to determine the number of individuals who have reached the lifetime limitations set forth in this Act.
Cosponsors 24
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 13, 2009 to Mar 2, 2010, with 4 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-OH | Betty Sutton | Original | Feb 13, 2009 |
| D-MI | Dale E. Kildee | Original | Feb 13, 2009 |
| D-RI | James R. Langevin | Original | Feb 13, 2009 |
| D-PA | Jason Altmire | Original | Feb 13, 2009 |
| D-MA | Barney Frank | Feb 26, 2009 | |
| D-TX | Ralph M. Hall | Feb 26, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Bob Filner | Mar 3, 2009 | |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Mar 3, 2009 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Mar 3, 2009 | |
| D-OH | Marcy Kaptur | Mar 3, 2009 | |
| D-NY | Steve Israel | Mar 3, 2009 | |
| D-PA | Tim Holden | Mar 3, 2009 | |
| D-OH | Tim Ryan | Mar 3, 2009 | |
| R-VA | Robert J. Wittman | Mar 4, 2009 | |
| R-FL | C. W. Bill Young | Mar 12, 2009 |
Actions 6
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 30, 2009Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
- Feb 23, 2009Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Feb 13, 2009Introduced in House
- Feb 13, 2009Referred to House Education and Labor
- Feb 13, 2009Referred to House Energy and Commerce
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 442 | Health Insurance Coverage Protection Act | Related bill | Feb 13, 2009 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 13, 2009Introduced in House
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