3.0.0 4038 2023-01-11T13:17:19Z 2023-01-11T13:17:19Z House H HR 2009-11-06 111 hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing hsed02 Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee Referred to 2009-12-08T19:43:45Z Referred to 2009-11-06T14:01:42Z hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2009-11-07T19:48:19Z Referred to 2009-11-06T14:01:40Z hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing Referred to 2009-11-06T14:01:44Z hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing Referred to 2009-11-06T14:01:41Z 2009-12-08 hsed02 Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions. Committee 2009-11-07 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2009-11-06 Referred to House Judiciary IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2009-11-06 Referred to House Education and Labor IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 2009-11-06 Referred to House Ways and Means IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2009-11-06 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Education and Labor, and the Judiciary, 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. IntroReferral H11100-A 9 Library of Congress 2009-11-06 Referred to House Energy and Commerce IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2009-11-06 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2009-11-06 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress C000071 Rep. Camp, Dave [R-MI-4] DAVE CAMP R MI 4 N B000589 Rep. Boehner, John A. [R-OH-8] JOHN BOEHNER R OH A. 8 2009-11-06 True C001046 Rep. Cantor, Eric [R-VA-7] ERIC CANTOR R VA 7 2009-11-06 True P000587 Rep. Pence, Mike [R-IN-6] MIKE PENCE R IN 6 2009-11-06 True M001147 Rep. McCotter, Thaddeus G. [R-MI-11] Thaddeus McCotter R MI G. 11 2009-11-06 True C001051 Rep. Carter, John R. [R-TX-31] John Carter R TX R. 31 2009-11-06 True S000250 Rep. Sessions, Pete [R-TX-32] PETE SESSIONS R TX 32 2009-11-06 True M001165 Rep. McCarthy, Kevin [R-CA-22] Kevin McCarthy R CA 22 2009-11-06 True B000575 Rep. Blunt, Roy [R-MO-7] ROY BLUNT R MO 7 2009-11-06 True K000363 Rep. Kline, John [R-MN-2] John Kline R MN 2 2009-11-06 True B000213 Rep. Barton, Joe [R-TX-6] JOE BARTON R TX L. 6 2009-11-06 True D000492 Rep. Dreier, David [R-CA-26] DAVID DREIER R CA 26 2009-11-06 True H000528 Rep. Herger, Wally [R-CA-2] WALLY HERGER R CA 2 2009-11-06 True T000462 Rep. Tiberi, Patrick J. [R-OH-12] PATRICK TIBERI R OH J. 12 2009-11-06 True D000603 Rep. Davis, Geoff [R-KY-4] Geoff Davis R KY 4 2009-11-06 True J000174 Rep. Johnson, Sam [R-TX-3] SAM JOHNSON R TX 3 2009-11-06 True B001255 Rep. Boustany, Charles W., Jr. [R-LA-7] Charles Boustany R LA W. 7 2009-11-06 True S001176 Rep. Scalise, Steve [R-LA-1] Steve Scalise R LA 1 2009-11-06 True B000755 Rep. Brady, Kevin [R-TX-8] KEVIN BRADY R TX 8 2009-11-06 True R000578 Rep. Reichert, David G. [R-WA-8] David Reichert R WA G. 8 2009-11-06 True R000580 Rep. Roskam, Peter J. [R-IL-6] Peter Roskam R IL J. 6 2009-11-06 True L000321 Rep. Linder, John [R-GA-7] JOHN LINDER R GA 7 2009-11-06 True S000822 Rep. Stearns, Cliff [R-FL-6] CLIFF STEARNS R FL 6 2009-11-06 True B001203 Rep. Buyer, Steve [R-IN-4] STEPHEN BUYER R IN E. 4 2009-11-06 True S000364 Rep. Shimkus, John [R-IL-19] JOHN SHIMKUS R IL M. 19 2010-03-03 False C000059 Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-44] KEN CALVERT R CA 44 2010-05-12 False B001243 Rep. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN-7] Marsha Blackburn R TN 7 2010-06-09 False P000585 Rep. Platts, Todd Russell [R-PA-19] TODD PLATTS R PA RUSSELL 19 2010-07-14 False Health Abortion Administrative law and regulatory procedures Administrative remedies Advisory bodies Bankruptcy Civil actions and liability Consumer affairs Department of Health and Human Services Disability and health-based discrimination Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation Employee benefits and pensions Executive agency funding and structure Family relationships Federal-Indian relations Government information and archives Health care costs and insurance Health care coverage and access Health care quality Health programs administration and funding Health promotion and preventive care Income tax credits Intellectual property Judicial procedure and administration Licensing and registrations Medicaid Medical research Medicare Small business State and local government operations State and local taxation User charges and fees Health 00 2009-11-06 Introduced in House 2010-04-19T21:24:07Z Common Sense Health Care Reform and Affordability Act - Requires each state to mitigate the cost of high risk individuals in the state through: (1) a state reinsurance program; or (2) a state high risk pool.

Prohibits a health insurance issuer from applying an annual or lifetime aggregate spending cap on any health insurance coverage or plan offered by such issuer.

Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to pay awards to states for reducing the premiums in the small group market or the individual market or reducing the percentage of uninsured, nonelderly residents in a state.

Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to provide for establishment and governance of association health plans, 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.

Amends ERISA, the Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code to require group health plans that provide dependent coverage of children to continue to treat an individual as a dependent until at least 25 years of age.

Prohibits a state from establishing a law that prevents an employer from instituting auto-enrollment for coverage under a group health plan, so long as the participant or beneficiary has the option of declining such coverage.

Directs that the laws of the state designated by a health insurance issuer (primary state) shall apply to individual health insurance coverage offered by that issuer in the primary state and in any other state (secondary state), but only if the coverage and issuer comply with conditions of this Act.

Revises provisions related to health savings accounts (HSAs), including to allow the payment of premiums for high deductible health plans from HSA accounts.

Sets conditions for lawsuits arising from health care liability claims regarding health care goods or services or any medical product affecting interstate commerce. Establishes a statute of limitations and limits noneconomic and punitive damages.

Declares that nothing in this Act shall be construed to interfere with the doctor-patient relationship or the practice of medicine.

Repeals provisions establishing the Federal Coordinating Council for Comparative Effectiveness Research.

Permits a group health plan to vary premiums and cost-sharing by up to 50% of the benefits based on participation (or lack of participation) in a wellness program.

Prohibits funds authorized or appropriated by federal law and funds in any trust fund to which funds are authorized or appropriated by federal law from being expended for any abortion.

Allows a person to submit an application for licensure of a biological product based on its similarity to a licensed biological product (the reference product).

]]> Common Sense Health Care Reform and Affordability Act Display Title Common Sense Health Care Reform and Affordability Act Official Title as Introduced To take meaningful steps to lower health care costs and increase access to health insurance coverage without raising taxes, cutting Medicare benefits for seniors, adding to the national deficit, intervening in the doctor-patient relationship, or instituting a government takeover of health care. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Common Sense Health Care Reform and Affordability Act Introduced in House 2009-11-06T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111hr4038ih/xml/BILLS-111hr4038ih.xml 2009-12-08 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions. 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.