3.0.0 2795 2019-11-15T21:57:47Z 2019-11-15T21:57:47Z Senate S S 2008-04-02 110 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2008-04-02T14:42:10Z Small Business Health Options Program Act of 2008 110 5918 HR 2008-05-07 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Identical bill CRS 2008-04-03 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2425-2526) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2008-04-02 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2348-2355) IntroReferral 2008-04-02 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. N S000663 Sen. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME] Olympia Snowe R ME J. 2008-04-02 True L000035 Sen. Lincoln, Blanche L. [D-AR] BLANCHE LINCOLN D AR LAMBERT 2008-04-02 True C001057 Sen. Coleman, Norm [R-MN] Norm Coleman R MN 2008-04-02 True K000367 Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] Amy Klobuchar D MN 2008-05-15 False C001035 Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] Susan Collins R ME M. 2008-05-15 False B000468 Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM] JESSE BINGAMAN D NM FRANCIS 2008-06-06 False K000305 Sen. Kohl, Herb [D-WI] HERBERT KOHL D WI H. 2008-06-23 False S000709 Sen. Specter, Arlen [R-PA] ARLEN SPECTER R PA 2008-06-23 False C001070 Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] Bob Casey D PA 2008-07-15 False L000304 Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [ID-CT] JOSEPH LIEBERMAN ID CT I. 2008-07-15 False P000590 Sen. Pryor, Mark L. [D-AR] Mark Pryor D AR Lunsford 2008-07-15 False S001163 Sen. Salazar, Ken [D-CO] Ken Salazar D CO 2008-07-15 False B000611 Sen. Bond, Christopher S. [R-MO] CHRISTOPHER BOND R MO S. 2008-07-17 False Health Commerce Employee health benefits Federal advisory bodies Finance and Financial Sector Government Operations and Politics Governmental investigations Health insurance Income tax Insurance premiums Labor and Employment Self-employed Small business Tax credits Health 00 2008-04-02 Introduced in Senate 2008-06-09T21:27:59Z Small Business Health Options Program Act of 2008 or the SHOP Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to designate an office within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to administer a health insurance program for small businesses and self-employed individuals to purchase health insurance coverage meeting certain requirements.

Establishes a Small Business Health Board to monitor the implementation of the program and make recommendations for improvements.

Requires the Administrator of the program to: (1) enter into contracts with health insurance issuers to provide health insurance coverage under this Act; and (2) enter into agreements with entities to serve as navigators to provide information about the program and assist in enrollment.

Requires a participating employer to ensure that each eligible employee has an opportunity to enroll in a plan.

Sets forth requirements for health plans offered under this Act. Requires the Administrator to contract with the National Association of Insurance Commissioners to study the rating requirements that apply to health insurance purchased in the small group markets in the states and to develop recommendations concerning rating requirements.

Sets forth premium-setting rules for plans under this Act.

Allows a state to prohibit participation in this program if the state offers alternative health benefit plans.

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a tax credit for small employers for qualified employee health insurance expenses under this Act.

]]> Small Business Health Options Program Act of 2008 Short Titles as Introduced Small Business Health Options Program Act of 2008 Short Titles as Introduced SHOP Act Display Title Small Business Health Options Program Act of 2008 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a nationwide health insurance purchasing pool for small businesses and the self employed that would offer a choice of private health plans and make health coverage more affordable, predictable, and accessible. Introduced in Senate 2008-04-02T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110s2795is/xml/BILLS-110s2795is.xml 2008-04-03 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2425-2526) text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.