HR 4695 · 115th Congress 2017โ€“2019, ended

Bipartisan Market Stabilization and Innovation Act of 2017

Latest action · Jan 3, 2018 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. IntroducedDec 20, 2017
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Bipartisan Market Stabilization and Innovation Act of 2017

This bill makes a series of changes relating to health insurance coverage and costs. Among other things, the bill establishes a specific fund to support state initiatives that reduce costs and terminates the medical device excise tax.

Cosponsors 25

Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Dec 20, 2017.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-CAAmi BeraOriginalDec 20, 2017
D-ILBradley Scott SchneiderOriginalDec 20, 2017
R-PABrian K. FitzpatrickOriginalDec 20, 2017
R-FLCarlos CurbeloOriginalDec 20, 2017
R-PACharles W. DentOriginalDec 20, 2017
D-ILDaniel LipinskiOriginalDec 20, 2017
D-FLDarren SotoOriginalDec 20, 2017
R-MIDavid A. TrottOriginalDec 20, 2017
D-CTElizabeth H. EstyOriginalDec 20, 2017
R-PAGlenn ThompsonOriginalDec 20, 2017
D-CAJim CostaOriginalDec 20, 2017
D-CAJimmy PanettaOriginalDec 20, 2017
R-NYJohn J. FasoOriginalDec 20, 2017
R-NYJohn KatkoOriginalDec 20, 2017
D-NJJosh GottheimerOriginalDec 20, 2017
I-AZKyrsten SinemaOriginalDec 20, 2017
R-NJLeonard LanceOriginalDec 20, 2017
D-VTPeter WelchOriginalDec 20, 2017
D-MNRichard M. NolanOriginalDec 20, 2017
R-PARyan A. CostelloOriginalDec 20, 2017
D-CAScott H. PetersOriginalDec 20, 2017
D-FLStephanie N. MurphyOriginalDec 20, 2017
D-NYThomas R. SuozziOriginalDec 20, 2017
D-AZTom O'HalleranOriginalDec 20, 2017
R-NYTom ReedOriginalDec 20, 2017

Committees 2

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseEnergy and Commerce Committee
Referred Dec 20, 2017
Health Subcommittee
Referred Dec 22, 2017
HouseWays and Means Committee
Referred Dec 20, 2017
Health Subcommittee
Referred Jan 3, 2018

Actions 4

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jan 3, 2018Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  2. Dec 22, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  3. Dec 20, 2017Introduced in House
  4. Dec 20, 2017Referred 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.

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted to Congress under Article I, Section 8, Clauses 1 and 3 of the United States Constitution.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 163, no. 208, December 20, 2017, page H10345.

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to provide for stabilization in the individual health insurance market, and for other purposes.
Short Titles as Introduced
Bipartisan Market Stabilization and Innovation Act of 2017

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Dec 20, 2017Introduced in House

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