Protecting Americans with Pre-Existing Conditions Act of 2021
Latest action · Mar 16, 2021 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.
- IntroducedMar 16, 2021
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Protecting Americans with Pre-Existing Conditions Act of 2021
This bill nullifies specified guidance and final rule provisions pertaining to Section 1332 waivers (also known as State Innovation Waivers or State Relief and Empowerment Waivers) issued by the Department of the Treasury and the Department of Health and Human Services. The provisions 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 provisions, which supersede earlier guidance from 2015, alter agency interpretation of how states may satisfy the statutory criteria for waiver approval. For example, the provisions (1) redefine acceptable coverage under such waivers to include short-term, limited-duration insurance and association health plans; (2) allow the comprehensiveness and affordability of coverage under such waivers to be assessed based on projected availability, rather than enrollment; and (3) allow the level of coverage to be assessed based on the effects over the entire course of the waiver, rather than per year.
Cosponsors 29
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Mar 16, 2021.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Alex Padilla | Original | Mar 16, 2021 |
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | Original | Mar 16, 2021 |
| D-NM | Ben Ray Luján | Original | Mar 16, 2021 |
| D-MD | Benjamin L. Cardin | Original | Mar 16, 2021 |
| D-NV | Catherine Cortez Masto | Original | Mar 16, 2021 |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Original | Mar 16, 2021 |
| D-CT | Christopher Murphy | Original | Mar 16, 2021 |
| D-NJ | Cory A. Booker | Original | Mar 16, 2021 |
| D-MI | Debbie Stabenow | Original | Mar 16, 2021 |
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | Original | Mar 16, 2021 |
| D-MA | Elizabeth Warren | Original | Mar 16, 2021 |
| D-MI | Gary C. Peters | Original | Mar 16, 2021 |
| D-RI | Jack Reed | Original | Mar 16, 2021 |
| D-NV | Jacky Rosen | Original | Mar 16, 2021 |
| D-NH | Jeanne Shaheen | Original | Mar 16, 2021 |
| D-OR | Jeff Merkley | Original | Mar 16, 2021 |
| D-MT | Jon Tester | Original | Mar 16, 2021 |
| D-NY | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | Original | Mar 16, 2021 |
| D-WA | Patty Murray | Original | Mar 16, 2021 |
| D-CT | Richard Blumenthal | Original | Mar 16, 2021 |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Original | Mar 16, 2021 |
| D-NJ | Robert Menendez | Original | Mar 16, 2021 |
| D-PA | Robert P. Casey Jr. | Original | Mar 16, 2021 |
| D-OR | Ron Wyden | Original | Mar 16, 2021 |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | Original | Mar 16, 2021 |
| D-IL | Tammy Duckworth | Original | Mar 16, 2021 |
| D-DE | Thomas R. Carper | Original | Mar 16, 2021 |
| D-VA | Tim Kaine | Original | Mar 16, 2021 |
| D-MN | Tina Smith | Original | Mar 16, 2021 |
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 Mar 16, 2021 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 16, 2021Introduced in Senate
- Mar 16, 2021Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 2149 | Protecting Americans with Pre-existing Conditions Act of 2021 | Identical bill | Mar 24, 2021 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to provide that certain rules and 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 2021
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 16, 2021Introduced in Senate
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