3.0.0 850 2019-11-15T21:19:10Z 2019-11-15T21:19:10Z House H HR 2009-02-04 111 hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2009-02-09T17:33:48Z Referred to 2009-02-04T15:04:50Z hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing Referred to 2009-02-04T15:05:40Z Small Business Cooperative for Healthcare Options to Improve Coverage for Employees (CHOICE) Act of 2009 111 859 HR 2009-02-09 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Identical bill CRS 2009-02-09 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2009-02-04 Referred to House Ways and Means IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2009-02-04 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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 2009-02-04 Referred to House Energy and Commerce IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2009-02-04 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2009-02-04 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress V000081 Rep. Velazquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-12] NYDIA VELAZQUEZ D NY M. 12 N P000373 Rep. Pitts, Joseph R. [R-PA-16] JOSEPH PITTS R PA R. 16 2009-02-04 True G000546 Rep. Graves, Sam [R-MO-6] SAM GRAVES R MO 6 2009-02-04 True S001171 Rep. Shuler, Heath [D-NC-11] Heath Shuler D NC 11 2009-02-04 True M000933 Rep. Moran, James P. [D-VA-8] JAMES MORAN D VA P. 8 2009-02-04 True F000043 Rep. Fattah, Chaka [D-PA-2] CHAKA FATTAH D PA 2 2009-02-04 True Health Department of the Treasury Employee benefits and pensions Executive agency funding and structure Federal preemption Health care costs and insurance Income tax credits Insurance industry and regulation Small business Health 00 2009-02-04 Introduced in House 2009-04-24T22:10:13Z Small Business Cooperative for Healthcare Options to Improve Coverage for Employees (CHOICE) Act of 2009 or the Small Business CHOICE Act of 2009 - Provides for the establishment and governance of Fully Funded Small Business Health Insurance cooperatives, which are small businesses that form a captive insurance company chartered in a qualified state to provide excess claims coverage insurance that meets certain qualifications to its members.

Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to establish an independent commission on Fully Funded Small Business Health Insurance Cooperatives to: (1) promote the development of such cooperatives; (2) make recommendations to the Secretary regarding minimum capital requirements; and (3) conduct oversight of such cooperatives.

Exempts such cooperatives from certain state laws, rules, regulations, or orders, including any that would: (1) prohibit the establishment of a cooperative; (2) impose any material requirements, procedures, or standards on a cooperative that are not generally applicable to other entities engaged in a substantially similar business; or (3) discriminate against a cooperative or any of its members.

Preempts any state law that conflicts with, hinders, poses an obstacle to, or frustrates the purpose of this Act.

Sets forth provisions governing the provision of claims information, including protected health information, from health insurance issuers to cooperatives.

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to establish the small business CHOICE tax credit for small employers for costs related to providing qualified employer-subsidized health coverage for employees and their families. Disallows such a credit unless the employee offers a qualified small business wellness program to covered employees and family members.

]]> Small Business Cooperative for Healthcare Options to Improve Coverage for Employees (CHOICE) Act of 2009 Short Titles as Introduced Small Business Cooperative for Healthcare Options to Improve Coverage for Employees (CHOICE) Act of 2009 Short Titles as Introduced Small Business CHOICE Act of 2009 Display Title Small Business Cooperative for Healthcare Options to Improve Coverage for Employees (CHOICE) Act of 2009 Official Title as Introduced To encourage the development of small business cooperatives for healthcare options to improve coverage for employees (CHOICE) including through a small business CHOICE tax credit. Introduced in House 2009-02-04T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111hr850ih/xml/BILLS-111hr850ih.xml 2009-02-09 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. 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.