HR 844 · 112th Congress 2011–2013, ended

Empowering States to Innovate Act

Introduced Feb 28, 2011 Originated House Sponsor Peter Welch D-VT

Fact sheet

Latest action · Mar 8, 2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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.

  1. IntroducedFeb 28, 2011
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Empowering States to Innovate Act - Amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to: (1)  allow states to apply for waivers of certain health insurance coverage requirements in such Act (including requirements for the establishment of qualified health plans and health insurance exchanges) for plan years beginning on or after January 1, 2014 (currently, January 1, 2017), and (2) require the waiver application process to begin not later than 180 days after the enactment of this Act.

Cosponsors

Members who signed on, in the order they did.

No cosponsors are on file for this measure.

Actions 4

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Mar 8, 2011Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  2. Mar 4, 2011Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  3. Feb 28, 2011Introduced in House
  4. Feb 28, 2011Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 248Empowering States to Innovate ActIdentical billFeb 7, 2011

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.

Text 1

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  1. Feb 28, 2011Introduced in House

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