Preserving Employee Wellness Programs Act
Latest action · Mar 2, 2015 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, 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.
- IntroducedMar 2, 2015
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Preserving Employee Wellness Programs Act
This bill declares that a workplace wellness program, by offering a reward to participants, does not violate the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 or title I or II of the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 if the program complies with Public Health Service Act requirements.
Collection of information about a family member's manifested disease or disorder is not considered an unlawful acquisition of genetic information with respect to another family member participating in a workplace wellness program.
This bill takes effect as if enacted on March 23, 2010.Cosponsors 5
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Mar 2, 2015.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-GA | Johnny Isakson | Original | Mar 2, 2015 |
| R-WY | Michael B. Enzi | Original | Mar 2, 2015 |
| R-UT | Orrin G. Hatch | Original | Mar 2, 2015 |
| R-KS | Pat Roberts | Original | Mar 2, 2015 |
| R-SC | Tim Scott | Original | Mar 2, 2015 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 2, 2015Introduced in Senate
- Mar 2, 2015Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1189 | Preserving Employee Wellness Programs Act | Identical bill | Mar 27, 2015 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Department of Health and Human Services
- Department of Labor
- Department of the Treasury
- Disability and health-based discrimination
- Employee benefits and pensions
- Genetics
- Health
- Health care costs and insurance
- Health information and medical records
- Health promotion and preventive care
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 2, 2015Introduced in Senate
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