HR 892 · 117th Congress 2021–2023, ended

Pre-existing Conditions Protection Act of 2021

Introduced Feb 5, 2021 Originated House Sponsor Cathy McMorris Rodgers R-WA

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Feb 8, 2021 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. IntroducedFeb 5, 2021
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Pre-existing Conditions Protection Act of 2021

This bill reestablishes requirements for private health insurance plans with respect to preexisting conditions, guaranteed enrollment, and discrimination based on health-related factors if they are repealed by another law.

In such event, the bill prohibits private health insurance plans from (1) limiting or excluding benefits covering preexisting conditions; (2) denying enrollment to employers or individual applicants, subject to specified limits; (3) establishing rules for eligibility based on an individual's health status; or (4) requiring an individual to a pay higher premium than similarly situated individuals enrolled in the plan based the individual's health status. The bill also prohibits plans from collecting genetic information in connection with issuing health insurance and provides requirements for workplace wellness programs connected to health insurance.

Cosponsors 56

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 5, 2021 to Apr 28, 2022; 32 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-ILAdam KinzingerOriginalFeb 5, 2021
R-MOAnn WagnerOriginalFeb 5, 2021
R-MOBilly LongOriginalFeb 5, 2021
R-KYBrett GuthrieOriginalFeb 5, 2021
R-WADan NewhouseOriginalFeb 5, 2021
R-WVDavid B. McKinleyOriginalFeb 5, 2021
R-NCDavid RouzerOriginalFeb 5, 2021
R-AKDon YoungOriginalFeb 5, 2021
R-NYElise M. StefanikOriginalFeb 5, 2021
R-MIFred UptonOriginalFeb 5, 2021
R-WIGlenn GrothmanOriginalFeb 5, 2021
R-NCGregory F. MurphyOriginalFeb 5, 2021
R-FLGus M. BilirakisOriginalFeb 5, 2021
R-MIJack BergmanOriginalFeb 5, 2021
R-MOJason SmithOriginalFeb 5, 2021
R-UTJohn R. CurtisOriginalFeb 5, 2021
R-OKKevin HernOriginalFeb 5, 2021
R-INLarry BucshonOriginalFeb 5, 2021
R-NVMark E. AmodeiOriginalFeb 5, 2021
R-OKMarkwayne MullinOriginalFeb 5, 2021
R-TXMichael C. BurgessOriginalFeb 5, 2021
R-WIMike GallagherOriginalFeb 5, 2021
R-CAMike GarciaOriginalFeb 5, 2021
R-PAMike KellyOriginalFeb 5, 2021
R-NCRichard HudsonOriginalFeb 5, 2021
R-OHRobert E. LattaOriginalFeb 5, 2021
R-PAScott PerryOriginalFeb 5, 2021
R-OHSteve ChabotOriginalFeb 5, 2021
R-MITim WalbergOriginalFeb 5, 2021
R-OHTroy BaldersonOriginalFeb 5, 2021
R-TXVan TaylorOriginalFeb 5, 2021
R-MOVicky HartzlerOriginalFeb 5, 2021
R-TXDan CrenshawFeb 8, 2021
R-PAGuy ReschenthalerFeb 8, 2021
R-GARick W. AllenFeb 8, 2021
R-KSJake LaTurnerFeb 11, 2021
R-NCMadison CawthornFeb 11, 2021
R-FLMichael WaltzFeb 11, 2021
R-ILMike BostFeb 18, 2021
R-FLNeal P. DunnFeb 18, 2021
R-OKFrank D. LucasFeb 23, 2021
R-NYChris JacobsFeb 24, 2021
R-NDKelly ArmstrongFeb 24, 2021
R-KYAndy BarrMar 10, 2021
R-NEDon BaconMar 23, 2021
R-OHMichael R. TurnerMar 26, 2021
R-OHSteve StiversMar 26, 2021
R-MNTom EmmerApr 14, 2021
R-OKStephanie I. BiceMay 11, 2021
R-ORCliff BentzMay 12, 2021
R-OKTom ColeMay 18, 2021
R-LAJulia LetlowJun 11, 2021
R-AZDebbie LeskoJul 9, 2021
R-MIPeter MeijerOct 5, 2021
R-IDMichael K. SimpsonOct 19, 2021
R-TXBeth Van DuyneApr 28, 2022

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 Feb 5, 2021
Health Subcommittee
Referred Feb 8, 2021
HouseWays and Means Committee
Referred Feb 5, 2021
Health Subcommittee
Referred Feb 5, 2021
HouseEducation and Workforce Committee
Referred Feb 5, 2021

Actions 4

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Feb 8, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  2. Feb 5, 2021Introduced in House
  3. Feb 5, 2021Referred 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. Feb 5, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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 United States Constitution

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 167, no. 22, February 5, 2021, page H470.

Related bills 1

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

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 8588Fair Care Act of 2022Related billNov 1, 2022

Titles 2

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

Official Title as Introduced
To amend the Public Health Service Act to prohibit application of pre-existing condition exclusions and to guarantee availability of health insurance coverage in the individual and group market, contingent on the enactment of legislation repealing the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, and for other purposes.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
Pre-existing Conditions Protection Act of 2021

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Feb 5, 2021Introduced in House

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