S 942 · 117th Congress 2021–2023, ended

No Junk Plans Act

Introduced Mar 24, 2021 Originated Senate Sponsor Tammy Baldwin D-WI

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Latest action · Mar 24, 2021 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Progress

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  1. IntroducedMar 24, 2021
  2. Passed SenateNot reached
  3. Passed HouseNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

No Junk Plans Act

This bill nullifies a rule by the Department of Treasury, the Department of Labor, and the Department of Health and Human Services regarding short-term, limited-duration health insurance plans.

Short-term, limited-duration health insurance plans are plans that may only offer coverage for a limited amount of time under law and that are exempt from the market requirements of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (e.g., coverage of individuals with preexisting conditions). The rule increases the maximum authorized duration of such plans from less than 3 months (including renewals) to an initial maximum duration of less than 12 months (with a total duration of up to 36 months, including renewals). The rule took effect October 2, 2018.

Cosponsors 31

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 24, 2021 to Apr 12, 2021; 29 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-MNAmy KlobucharOriginalMar 24, 2021
I-MEAngus S. King Jr.OriginalMar 24, 2021
D-NVCatherine Cortez MastoOriginalMar 24, 2021
D-MDChris Van HollenOriginalMar 24, 2021
D-CTChristopher MurphyOriginalMar 24, 2021
D-NJCory A. BookerOriginalMar 24, 2021
D-MIDebbie StabenowOriginalMar 24, 2021
D-CADianne FeinsteinOriginalMar 24, 2021
D-MAElizabeth WarrenOriginalMar 24, 2021
D-MIGary C. PetersOriginalMar 24, 2021
D-RIJack ReedOriginalMar 24, 2021
D-NVJacky RosenOriginalMar 24, 2021
D-NHJeanne ShaheenOriginalMar 24, 2021
D-ORJeff MerkleyOriginalMar 24, 2021
D-MTJon TesterOriginalMar 24, 2021
D-VAMark R. WarnerOriginalMar 24, 2021
D-COMichael F. BennetOriginalMar 24, 2021
D-VTPatrick J. LeahyOriginalMar 24, 2021
D-WAPatty MurrayOriginalMar 24, 2021
D-CTRichard BlumenthalOriginalMar 24, 2021
D-ILRichard J. DurbinOriginalMar 24, 2021
D-NJRobert MenendezOriginalMar 24, 2021
D-PARobert P. Casey Jr.OriginalMar 24, 2021
D-ORRon WydenOriginalMar 24, 2021
D-OHSherrod BrownOriginalMar 24, 2021
D-ILTammy DuckworthOriginalMar 24, 2021
D-DEThomas R. CarperOriginalMar 24, 2021
D-VATim KaineOriginalMar 24, 2021
D-MNTina SmithOriginalMar 24, 2021
D-CAAlex PadillaMar 25, 2021
D-MDBenjamin L. CardinApr 12, 2021

Committees 1

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

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
SenateHealth, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee
Referred Mar 24, 2021

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Mar 24, 2021Introduced in Senate
  2. Mar 24, 2021Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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.

CRS reports 1

Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.

Cite it 1

Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.

ProductTitleKindPublished
LSB10641Affordable Care Act Litigation Still on the Docket After California v. TexasInsightSep 14, 2021

Related bills 1

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

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 1556No Junk Plans ActReintroduction ofMay 21, 2019

Titles 2

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

Official Title as Introduced
A bill to provide that the rule entitled "Short-Term, Limited Duration Insurance" shall have no force or effect.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
No Junk Plans Act

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Mar 24, 2021Introduced in Senate

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