SAVE Act
Latest action · May 3, 2019 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 27.
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 27, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
State Allowance for a Variety of Exchanges Act or the SAVE Act
This bill allows the Department of Health and Human Services to award grants to support the establishment of state-based health insurance exchanges in those states that have not already elected to do so. A state that receives a grant must ensure that the resulting exchange is self-sustaining by 2024.
Cosponsors 17
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 27, 2019 to Apr 29, 2019; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Original | Feb 27, 2019 |
| D-CA | Anna G. Eshoo | Mar 26, 2019 | |
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | Mar 26, 2019 | |
| D-NJ | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Mar 26, 2019 | |
| D-MI | Debbie Dingell | Mar 26, 2019 | |
| D-NJ | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Mar 26, 2019 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Mar 26, 2019 | |
| D-DE | Lisa Blunt Rochester | Mar 26, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Raul Ruiz | Mar 26, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Doris O. Matsui | Mar 27, 2019 | |
| D-MA | Joseph P. Kennedy III | Mar 27, 2019 | |
| D-PA | Chrissy Houlahan | Apr 2, 2019 | |
| D-NJ | Jefferson Van Drew | Apr 2, 2019 | |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Apr 2, 2019 | |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Apr 8, 2019 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Feb 27, 2019Markup Apr 3, 2019Reported May 3, 2019 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Mar 1, 2019Markup Mar 27, 2019Reported Mar 27, 2019 |
Actions 10
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 3, 2019Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 116-49.
- May 3, 2019Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 27.
- Apr 3, 2019Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Apr 3, 2019Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 29 - 22.
- Mar 27, 2019Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Mar 27, 2019Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .
- Mar 1, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Feb 28, 2019Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H2275)
- Feb 27, 2019Introduced in House
- Feb 27, 2019Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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.
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.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Apr 29, 2019H.R. 1385, State Allowance for a Variety of Exchanges ActAs ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on April 3, 2019
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 36, February 27, 2019, pages H2272, H2271.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 116-12 | STRENGTHENING OUR HEALTHCARE SYSTEM: LEGISLATION TO LOWER CONSUMER COSTS AND EXPAND ACCESS205 pages | Energy and Commerce Committee | Mar 6, 2019 |
Related bills 4
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 987 | Strengthening Health Care and Lowering Prescription Drug Costs Act | Related bill | May 20, 2019 |
| S 1400 | SAVE Act | Identical bill | May 9, 2019 |
| HR 1425 | Patient Protection and Affordable Care Enhancement Act | Related bill | Sep 8, 2020 |
| HR 1884 | Protecting Pre-Existing Conditions and Making Health Care More Affordable Act of 2019 | Related bill | Mar 27, 2019 |
Titles 5
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 preserve the option of States to implement health care marketplaces, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- SAVE Act
- State Allowance for a Variety of Exchanges Act
- Short Title(s) as Reported to House
- SAVE Act
- State Allowance for a Variety of Exchanges Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 3, 2019Reported in House
- Feb 27, 2019Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
