Protecting Americans with Pre-existing Conditions Act of 2019
Latest action · Feb 13, 2019 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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 13, 2019
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Protecting Americans with Pre-existing Conditions Act of 2019
This bill nullifies the Department of the Treasury and the Department of Health and Human Services guidance titled "State Relief and Empowerment Waivers," published on October 24, 2018. The guidance pertains to Section 1332 waivers (also known as State Innovation Waivers or State Relief and Empowerment Waivers), which allow states to forego certain requirements of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act in order to implement experimental plans for health care coverage, as long as the resulting coverage meets certain statutory criteria.
The guidance, which supersedes earlier guidance from 2015, alters agency interpretation of how states may satisfy the statutory criteria for waiver approval. For example, the guidance (1) redefines acceptable coverage under such waivers to include short-term, limited-duration insurance and association health plans; (2) allows the comprehensiveness and affordability of coverage under such waivers to be assessed based on projected availability, rather than enrollment; and (3) allows the level of coverage to be assessed based on the effects over the entire course of the waiver, rather than per year.
Cosponsors 23
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 13, 2019 to Oct 15, 2019; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MD | Benjamin L. Cardin | Original | Feb 13, 2019 |
| D-NH | Jeanne Shaheen | Original | Feb 13, 2019 |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | Original | Feb 13, 2019 |
| D-CT | Christopher Murphy | May 13, 2019 | |
| D-MI | Debbie Stabenow | May 15, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Kamala D. Harris | May 15, 2019 | |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | May 15, 2019 | |
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | May 21, 2019 | |
| D-HI | Brian Schatz | May 21, 2019 | |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | May 21, 2019 | |
| D-DE | Christopher A. Coons | May 21, 2019 | |
| D-NJ | Cory A. Booker | May 21, 2019 | |
| D-MT | Jon Tester | May 21, 2019 | |
| D-NY | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | May 21, 2019 | |
| D-NH | Margaret Wood Hassan | May 21, 2019 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Finance Committee | Referred Feb 13, 2019 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 13, 2019Introduced in Senate
- Feb 13, 2019Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 986 | Protecting Americans with Preexisting Conditions Act of 2019 | Identical bill | May 15, 2019 |
| HR 1884 | Protecting Pre-Existing Conditions and Making Health Care More Affordable Act of 2019 | Related bill | Mar 27, 2019 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to provide that certain guidance related to waivers for State innovation under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act shall have no force or effect.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Protecting Americans with Pre-existing Conditions Act of 2019
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 13, 2019Introduced in Senate
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