Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2004

3.0.0 660 2023-01-15T21:48:57Z 2023-01-15T21:48:57Z House H HR 2003-02-11 108 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2003-06-20T18:25:38Z hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing hsed02 Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee Reported by 2003-04-08T19:14:25Z Markup by 2003-04-08T19:13:55Z Hearings by 2003-03-13T20:05:28Z Referred to 2003-03-13T20:04:12Z Reported by 2003-06-17T00:49:32Z Markup by 2003-06-12T14:29:52Z Referred to 2003-02-11T17:33:25Z H. Rept. 108-156 Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2004 108 4281 HR 2004-05-13 Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 638, H.R. 4281 is laid on the table. 16:27:25 Related bill CRS Related bill House Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2003 108 545 S 2003-03-06 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3256-3263) Identical bill CRS Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 660) to amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to improve access and choice for entrepreneurs with small businesses with respect to medical care for their employees. 108 283 HRES 2003-06-19 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. 11:39:15 Procedurally-related House 2003-06-20 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. IntroReferral 2003-06-19 17:06:21 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Floor H38310 2 House floor actions 2003-06-19 17:06:20 On passage Passed by recorded vote: 262 - 162 (Roll no. 296). (text: CR H5598-5604) Floor H37100 2 House floor actions 296 https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2003/roll296.xml House 108 2003-06-19T21:06:20Z 1 2003-06-19 17:06:20 Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by recorded vote: 262 - 162 (Roll no. 296).(text: CR H5598-5604) Floor 8000 9 Library of Congress 296 https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2003/roll296.xml House 108 2003-06-19T21:06:20Z 1 2003-06-19 16:59:10 On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by recorded vote: 192 - 230 (Roll no. 295). Floor H36110 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 295 https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2003/roll295.xml House 108 2003-06-19T20:59:10Z 1 2003-06-19 16:43:28 The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection. Floor H8A000 2 House floor actions 2003-06-19 16:33:41 Floor summary: DEBATE - The House proceeded with ten minutes of debate on the McCarthy (NY) motion to recommit with instructions. Floor H8D000 2 House floor actions 2003-06-19 16:33:18 Mrs. McCarthy (NY) moved to recommit with instructions to Education and Labor. (consideration: CR H5636-5637; text: CR H5636) Floor H36100 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 2003-06-19 15:02:36 DEBATE - Pursuant to the provsions of H. Res. 283, the House proceeded with one hour of debate on the Kind amendment in the nature of a substitute. Floor H8D000 2 House floor actions 2003-06-19 13:52:38 DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 660. Floor H8D000 2 House floor actions 2003-06-19 13:52:25 Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 660 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. The amendment recommended by the Committee on Education and the Workforce now printed in the bill shall be considered as adopted. Measure will be considered read. A specified amendment is in order. Floor H8D000 2 House floor actions 2003-06-19 13:52:20 Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 283. (consideration: CR H5597-5638; text of measure as reported: CR H5598-5604) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2003-06-19 11:39:14 Rule H. Res. 283 passed House. Floor H1L220 2 House floor actions 2003-06-18 15:55:39 Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 283 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 660 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. The amendment recommended by the Committee on Education and the Workforce now printed in the bill shall be considered as adopted. Measure will be considered read. A specified amendment is in order. Floor H1L210 2 House floor actions 2003-06-16 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 78. Calendars H12410 2 House floor actions U00078 2003-06-16 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and the Workforce. H. Rept. 108-156. Committee H12200 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 2003-06-16 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and the Workforce. H. Rept. 108-156. Committee 5000 9 Library of Congress hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 2003-06-12 hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 1 House committee actions Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 26 - 21. Committee 2003-06-12 hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 1 House committee actions Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Committee 2003-04-08 hsed02 Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 13 - 8. Committee 2003-04-08 hsed02 Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Committee 2003-03-13 hsed02 Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Subcommittee Hearings Held. Committee 2003-03-13 hsed02 Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations. Committee 2003-02-11 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 2003-02-11 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2003-02-11 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress F000441 Rep. Fletcher, Ernie [R-KY-6] ERNEST FLETCHER R KY L. 6 N J000174 Rep. Johnson, Sam [R-TX-3] SAM JOHNSON R TX 3 2003-02-11 True D000424 Rep. Dooley, Calvin M. 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Gutknecht, Gil [R-MN-1] GIL GUTKNECHT R MN 1 2003-06-16 False 2003-06-16T04:00:00Z H.R. 660, Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2003 https://www.cbo.gov/publication/14539 Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Committee on Education and the Workforce on June 11, 2003 2003-06-16T04:00:00Z H.R. 660, Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2003 http://www.cbo.gov/publication/14539 Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Committee on Education and the Workforce on June 11, 2003 2003-06-18T04:00:00Z H.R. 660, Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2003 https://www.cbo.gov/publication/14552 Letter providing additional information on CBO's cost estimate for H.R. 660 2003-06-18T04:00:00Z H.R. 660, Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2003 http://www.cbo.gov/publication/14552 Letter providing additional information on CBO's cost estimate for H.R. 660 2003-07-10T04:00:00Z H.R. 660, An Amendment by Representative McCarthy in the motion to recommit H.R 660, the Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2003 https://www.cbo.gov/publication/14620 2003-07-10T04:00:00Z H.R. 660, An Amendment by Representative McCarthy in the motion to recommit H.R 660, the Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2003 http://www.cbo.gov/publication/14620 2003-07-11T04:00:00Z H.R. 660, Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2003 https://www.cbo.gov/publication/14612 Cost estimate for the bill as passed by the House on June 19, 2003 2003-07-11T04:00:00Z H.R. 660, Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2003 http://www.cbo.gov/publication/14612 Cost estimate for the bill as passed by the House on June 19, 2003 Health Administrative fees Administrative procedure Bankruptcy Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Collective bargaining Commerce Congress Congressional reporting requirements Crime and Law Enforcement Delegation of powers Department of Labor Discrimination in insurance Discrimination in medical care Economics and Public Finance Employee health benefits Federal advisory bodies Federal preemption Federal-state relations Finance and Financial Sector Fines (Penalties) Flexible benefit plans Franchises (Retail trade) Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Government trust funds Health care fraud Health insurance Injunctions Insurance Insurance agents Insurance premiums Labor and Employment Labor contracts Labor unions Law Licenses Medical economics Medically uninsured Professional associations Small business Standards State laws State taxation Surety and fidelity Tax rates Taxation Trade associations Trusts and trustees Valuation Health

00 2003-02-11 Introduced in House 2006-11-28T17:35:40Z Establishes rules governing association health plans (group health plans whose sponsors are trade, industry, professional, chamber of commerce, or similar business associations), including requirements relating to certification, sponsors and boards of trustees, participation, coverage, plan documents, contribution rates, benefit options, applications for certification, notice for voluntary termination, corrective actions, and mandatory termination.

Requires association health plans which provide health benefits in addition to health insurance coverage to maintain certain reserves and comply with other solvency provisions. Directs the Secretary of Labor to apply for appointment, and carry out specified duties, as trustee of any such insolvent association health plans which provide health benefits in addition to health insurance coverage.

Allows a State to impose a contribution tax on any association health plan commencing operations in such State after the enactment of this Act.

Requires association health plans to include in their summary plan descriptions, in connection with each benefit option, a description of the form of any solvency or guarantee fund protection secured under ERISA or applicable State law.

Revises provisions relating to treatment of: (1) single employer arrangements; and (2) certain collectively bargained arrangements.

Provides for association health plans with respect to: (1) enforcement; (2) cooperation between Federal and State authorities; and (3) treatment of certain existing health benefit programs.]]>

17 2003-06-16 Reported to House with amendment(s) 2006-11-28T17:35:40Z (Sec. 2) Establishes rules governing AHPs, including requirements relating to certification, sponsors and boards of trustees, participation and coverage, nondiscrimination, plan documents, contribution rates, benefit options, applications for certification, notice of voluntary termination, corrective actions, and mandatory termination.

Requires AHPs which provide health benefits in addition to health insurance coverage to maintain certain reserves and comply with other solvency provisions.

Directs the Secretary of Labor to apply for appointment, and carry out specified duties, as trustee of any such insolvent AHPs which provide health benefits in addition to health insurance coverage.

Allows a State to impose a contribution tax on any AHP commencing operations in such State after the enactment of this Act. Sets forth limits on such tax, including reduction by the amount of any tax or assessment otherwise imposed by the State on specified other insurance related items maintained by the AHP.

Requires AHPs to include in their summary plan descriptions, in connection with each benefit option, a description of the form of any solvency or guarantee fund protection secured under ERISA or applicable State law.

Allows a certified AHP to exist in a State regardless of any State law that would preclude it.

Preempts State requirements for benefits to be offered by AHPs; but allows a State in which an AHP is domiciled to require the domiciled AHP to cover particular types of diseases and conditions. Allows health insurance issuers to offer coverage of the same policy type offered in connection with a particular AHP to eligible employers, regardless of whether such employers are members of the particular association and regardless of State law. Deems health insurance coverage policy forms filed and approved in a particular State in connection with an insurer's offering under an AHP as approved in any other State in which such coverage is offered when the insurer provides a complete filing in the same form and manner to the authority in the other State.

Makes inapplicable to certified AHPs certain current ERISA provisions which allow State regulation of multiple employer welfare arrangements (MEWAs). Revises ERISA preemption rules to permit State regulation of self-insured MEWAs providing medical care which do not elect to meet the certification requirements for AHPs.

Directs the Secretary to report to specified congressional committees by January 1, 2008, on the effect, if any, AHPs have had on the number of uninsured individuals.

(Sec. 3) Revises requirements for treatment of single employer arrangements. Allows two or more trades or businesses to be deemed a single employer if they are in the same control group offering medical care benefits, under specified conditions.

(Sec. 4) Provides for enforcement of AHP requirements, including criminal penalties for certain willful misrepresentations, issuance of cease and desist orders, and the responsibility of AHP boards of trustees for certain claims procedures.

(Sec. 5) Directs the Secretary, regarding the exercise of authority, to consult only with the recognized primary domicile State for an AHP.

(Sec. 6) Provides for transitional and other rules relating to treatment of certain existing health benefit programs.]]>

36 2003-06-19 Passed House amended 2006-11-28T17:35:40Z (This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on June 16, 2003. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2003 - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to provide for establishment and governance of association health plans (AHPs), which are group health plans whose sponsors are trade, industry, professional, chamber of commerce, or similar business associations, and which meet certain ERISA certification requirements. (Thus, through ERISA preemption of State laws, certified AHPs are exempted from State regulation of health insurance providers, including State consumer protection laws and State requirements for health care benefits to be offered by such entities, with certain exceptions.)

(Sec. 2) Establishes rules governing AHPs, including requirements relating to certification, sponsors and boards of trustees, participation and coverage, nondiscrimination, plan documents, contribution rates, benefit options, applications for certification, notice of voluntary termination, corrective actions, and mandatory termination.

Requires AHPs which provide health benefits in addition to health insurance coverage to maintain certain reserves and comply with other solvency provisions.

Directs the Secretary of Labor to apply for appointment, and carry out specified duties, as trustee of any such insolvent AHPs which provide health benefits in addition to health insurance coverage.

Allows a certified AHP to exist in a State regardless of any State law that would preclude it.

Directs the Secretary to report to specified congressional committees by January 1, 2008, on the effect, if any, AHPs have had on the number of uninsured individuals.

(Sec. 5) Directs the Secretary, regarding the exercise of authority, to consult only with the recognized primary domicile State for an AHP.

(Sec. 6) Provides for transitional and other rules relating to treatment of certain existing health benefit programs.]]>

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