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Protecting Pre-Existing Conditions and Making Health Care More Affordable Act of 2019

Latest action · Mar 27, 2019 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. IntroducedMar 26, 2019
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Protecting Pre-Existing Conditions and Making Health Care More Affordable Act of 2019

This bill revises various requirements for private health insurance plans and associated plan-holder cost sharing. Specifically, the bill increases premium assistance for low-income households and specifies that the coverage affordability requirements for employer-sponsored plans extend to family members of employees based on the employee's required contribution as a percentage of the employee's income.

Further, the bill prohibits specified agency actions that would weaken the requirements of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) with respect to (1) association health plans; (2) short-term, limited-duration health insurance plans; and (3) state applications to waive certain PPACA provisions. The bill also increases the minimum coverage requirements for private health insurance plans and requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to promote the availability of such plans. The health coverage navigator program also is revised to prioritize community and consumer-focused nonprofits and facilitate enrollment in federally supported insurance programs such as Medicaid. The bill establishes a fund for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to provide cost assistance to individuals who are enrolled in qualified health plans.

Additionally, the bill provides new and additional grant funding for states to (1) plan and establish health insurance exchanges, (2) provide consumer assistance about available health insurance plans and coverage, and (3) increase health insurance plan enrollment. HHS also must report on the annual expenditure of user fees collected through federally facilitated exchanges.

Cosponsors 162

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 26, 2019 to Oct 1, 2020; 78 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-VAAbigail Davis SpanbergerOriginalMar 26, 2019
D-NYAdriano EspaillatOriginalMar 26, 2019
D-NJAlbio SiresOriginalMar 26, 2019
D-NJAndy KimOriginalMar 26, 2019
D-MIAndy LevinOriginalMar 26, 2019
D-MNAngie CraigOriginalMar 26, 2019
D-AZAnn KirkpatrickOriginalMar 26, 2019
D-NHAnn M. KusterOriginalMar 26, 2019
D-CAAnna G. EshooOriginalMar 26, 2019
D-NYAntonio DelgadoOriginalMar 26, 2019
D-NMBen Ray LujánOriginalMar 26, 2019
D-NJBill Pascrell, Jr.OriginalMar 26, 2019
D-ILBobby L. RushOriginalMar 26, 2019
D-PABrendan F. BoyleOriginalMar 26, 2019
D-NYBrian HigginsOriginalMar 26, 2019
D-MEChellie PingreeOriginalMar 26, 2019
D-ILCheri BustosOriginalMar 26, 2019
D-TXColin Z. AllredOriginalMar 26, 2019
D-MIDaniel T. KildeeOriginalMar 26, 2019
D-FLDarren SotoOriginalMar 26, 2019
D-MDDavid J. TroneOriginalMar 26, 2019
D-MIDebbie DingellOriginalMar 26, 2019
D-FLDebbie Mucarsel-PowellOriginalMar 26, 2019
D-CODiana DeGetteOriginalMar 26, 2019
D-FLDonna E. ShalalaOriginalMar 26, 2019
D-OREarl BlumenauerOriginalMar 26, 2019
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalMar 26, 2019
D-NYEliot L. EngelOriginalMar 26, 2019
D-MIElissa SlotkinOriginalMar 26, 2019
D-FLFrederica S. WilsonOriginalMar 26, 2019
D-CAGilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr.OriginalMar 26, 2019
D-MPGregorio Kilili Camacho SablanOriginalMar 26, 2019
D-MIHaley M. StevensOriginalMar 26, 2019
D-CAHarley RoudaOriginalMar 26, 2019
D-CTJahana HayesOriginalMar 26, 2019
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyOriginalMar 26, 2019
D-MEJared F. GoldenOriginalMar 26, 2019
D-NJJefferson Van DrewOriginalMar 26, 2019
D-CAJimmy GomezOriginalMar 26, 2019
D-CAJimmy PanettaOriginalMar 26, 2019
D-CTJoe CourtneyOriginalMar 26, 2019
D-CTJohn B. LarsonOriginalMar 26, 2019
D-GAJohn LewisOriginalMar 26, 2019
D-NYJoseph D. MorelleOriginalMar 26, 2019
D-CAJulia BrownleyOriginalMar 26, 2019
D-FLKathy CastorOriginalMar 26, 2019
D-CAKatie HillOriginalMar 26, 2019
D-WAKim SchrierOriginalMar 26, 2019
D-ILLauren UnderwoodOriginalMar 26, 2019
D-CALinda T. SánchezOriginalMar 26, 2019
D-DELisa Blunt RochesterOriginalMar 26, 2019
D-TXLloyd DoggettOriginalMar 26, 2019
D-FLLois FrankelOriginalMar 26, 2019
D-MALori TrahanOriginalMar 26, 2019
D-GALucy McBathOriginalMar 26, 2019
D-PAMadeleine DeanOriginalMar 26, 2019
D-CAMark TakanoOriginalMar 26, 2019
D-NYMax RoseOriginalMar 26, 2019
D-CAMike ThompsonOriginalMar 26, 2019
D-WAPramila JayapalOriginalMar 26, 2019
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaOriginalMar 26, 2019
D-CARaul RuizOriginalMar 26, 2019
D-MARichard E. NealOriginalMar 26, 2019
D-VARobert C. "Bobby" ScottOriginalMar 26, 2019
D-CAScott H. PetersOriginalMar 26, 2019
D-TXSheila Jackson LeeOriginalMar 26, 2019
D-MDSteny H. HoyerOriginalMar 26, 2019
D-FLStephanie N. MurphyOriginalMar 26, 2019
D-TNSteve CohenOriginalMar 26, 2019
D-CASusan A. DavisOriginalMar 26, 2019
D-NVSusie LeeOriginalMar 26, 2019
D-TXSylvia R. GarciaOriginalMar 26, 2019
D-CATed LieuOriginalMar 26, 2019
D-ALTerri A. SewellOriginalMar 26, 2019
D-CATj CoxOriginalMar 26, 2019
D-NJTom MalinowskiOriginalMar 26, 2019
D-FLVal Butler DemingsOriginalMar 26, 2019
D-MAWilliam R. KeatingOriginalMar 26, 2019
D-FLAlcee L. HastingsMar 27, 2019
D-CAAmi BeraMar 27, 2019
D-MDC. A. Dutch RuppersbergerMar 27, 2019
D-NHChris PappasMar 27, 2019
D-PAChrissy HoulahanMar 27, 2019
D-WADenny HeckMar 27, 2019
D-CADoris O. MatsuiMar 27, 2019
D-TXEddie Bernice JohnsonMar 27, 2019
D-CAGrace F. NapolitanoMar 27, 2019
D-CAJackie SpeierMar 27, 2019
D-MDJamie RaskinMar 27, 2019
D-COJason CrowMar 27, 2019
D-MDJohn P. SarbanesMar 27, 2019
D-MAKatherine M. ClarkMar 27, 2019
D-CAMark DeSaulnierMar 27, 2019
D-PAMichael F. DoyleMar 27, 2019
D-CANanette Diaz BarragánMar 27, 2019
D-NYPaul TonkoMar 27, 2019
D-WIRon KindMar 27, 2019
D-CTRosa L. DeLauroMar 27, 2019
D-KSSharice DavidsMar 27, 2019
D-ORSuzanne BonamiciMar 27, 2019
D-FLTheodore E. DeutchMar 27, 2019
D-NYThomas R. SuozziMar 27, 2019
D-WAAdam SmithApr 2, 2019
D-CAAlan S. LowenthalApr 2, 2019
D-NCAlma S. AdamsApr 2, 2019
D-MNDean PhillipsApr 2, 2019
D-WADerek KilmerApr 2, 2019
D-NJDonald NorcrossApr 2, 2019
D-MDElijah E. CummingsApr 2, 2019
D-NYHakeem S. JeffriesApr 2, 2019
D-MNIlhan OmarApr 2, 2019
D-VAJennifer WextonApr 2, 2019
D-KYJohn A. YarmuthApr 2, 2019
D-CAJohn GaramendiApr 2, 2019
D-CAJudy ChuApr 2, 2019
D-CAMaxine WatersApr 2, 2019
D-CAMike LevinApr 2, 2019
D-ILMike QuigleyApr 2, 2019
D-ORPeter A. DeFazioApr 2, 2019
D-CASalud O. CarbajalApr 2, 2019
D-ILSean CastenApr 2, 2019
D-NVSteven HorsfordApr 2, 2019
D-CATony CárdenasApr 2, 2019
D-VAA. Donald McEachinApr 8, 2019
D-CABarbara LeeApr 8, 2019
D-NJDonald M. Payne, Jr.Apr 8, 2019
D-COJoe NeguseApr 8, 2019
D-MAJoseph P. Kennedy IIIApr 8, 2019
D-WIMark PocanApr 8, 2019
D-PAMary Gay ScanlonApr 8, 2019
D-WARick LarsenApr 8, 2019
D-TXVeronica EscobarApr 8, 2019
D-IAAbby FinkenauerApr 25, 2019
D-MAAyanna PressleyApr 25, 2019
D-NJBonnie Watson ColemanApr 25, 2019
D-ILBradley Scott SchneiderApr 25, 2019
D-NYCarolyn B. MaloneyApr 25, 2019
D-ILDanny K. DavisApr 25, 2019
D-RIDavid N. CicillineApr 25, 2019
D-FLDebbie Wasserman SchultzApr 25, 2019
D-VAGerald E. ConnollyApr 25, 2019
D-NYKathleen M. RiceApr 25, 2019
D-ORKurt SchraderApr 25, 2019
D-PAMatt CartwrightApr 25, 2019
D-CARo KhannaApr 25, 2019
D-WASuzan K. DelBeneApr 25, 2019
D-GAHenry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.May 2, 2019
D-RIJames R. LangevinMay 2, 2019
D-AZRuben GallegoMay 2, 2019
D-MASeth MoultonMay 2, 2019
D-HIEd CaseMay 7, 2019
D-VAElaine G. LuriaMay 7, 2019
D-CTJames A. HimesMay 7, 2019
D-CAKatie PorterMay 7, 2019
D-MDAnthony G. BrownMay 30, 2019
D-NCDavid E. PriceMay 30, 2019
D-CAZoe LofgrenMay 30, 2019
D-MNBetty McCollumAug 6, 2019
D-TXHenry CuellarAug 6, 2019
D-ILJesús G. "Chuy" GarcíaJan 30, 2020
D-MAJames P. McGovernMay 22, 2020
D-CAPete AguilarOct 1, 2020

Committees 3

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

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseEnergy and Commerce Committee
Referred Mar 26, 2019
Health Subcommittee
Referred Mar 27, 2019
HouseWays and Means Committee
Referred Mar 26, 2019
Health Subcommittee
Referred Mar 26, 2019
HouseEducation and Workforce Committee
Referred Mar 26, 2019

Actions 4

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Mar 27, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  2. Mar 26, 2019Introduced in House
  3. Mar 26, 2019Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Education and Labor, 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.
  4. Mar 26, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

In the Congressional Record 5

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.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
HouseDebate and remarks H3119Debbie Mucarsel-Powell D-FLApr 8, 2019
HouseDebate and remarks H2946, H2947, H2968, H2976–H2980Angie Craig D-MN, David N. Cicilline D-RI, Derek Kilmer D-WA, Donald M. Payne, Jr. D-NJ, James E. Clyburn D-SC, John Garamendi D-CA, Joseph D. Morelle D-NY, Sheila Jackson Lee D-TXApr 2, 2019
HouseDebate and remarks H2935Debbie Mucarsel-Powell D-FLApr 1, 2019
HouseDebate and remarks H2835Sheila Jackson Lee D-TXMar 27, 2019
HouseDebate and remarks H2805, H2806, H2820, H2821Ann M. Kuster D-NH, Donald M. Payne, Jr. D-NJ, John Garamendi D-CA, Sheila Jackson Lee D-TXMar 26, 2019

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: Article 1 Section 8 of the Constitution

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 52, March 26, 2019, page H2828.

Related bills 12

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

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 improve affordability of, undo sabotage with respect to, and increase access to health insurance coverage, and for other purposes.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
Protecting Pre-Existing Conditions and Making Health Care More Affordable Act of 2019

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Mar 26, 2019Introduced in House

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