3.0.0 24 2022-11-15T16:34:16Z 2022-11-15T16:34:16Z Senate S S 2013-01-22 113 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2013-01-22T17:02:13Z American Job Protection Act 113 399 S 2013-02-28 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Related bill CRS Small Business Health Relief Act of 2013 113 1558 HR 2013-04-23 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Identical bill CRS 2013-01-22 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. IntroReferral 2013-01-22 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress P000449 Sen. Portman, Rob [R-OH] Rob Portman R OH N Health Administrative law and regulatory procedures Department of Health and Human Services Employee benefits and pensions Health care costs and insurance Health care coverage and access Small business Tax administration and collection, taxpayers Health 00 2013-01-22 Introduced in Senate 2013-04-29T15:51:08Z Small Business Health Relief Act of 2013 - Repeals provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (IRC), as added by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), that: (1) impose fines on large employers (those with more than 50 full-time employees) who fail to offer their full-time employees the opportunity to enroll in minimum essential health insurance coverage, and (2) require such large employers to file a report with the Secretary of the Treasury on health insurance coverage provided to their full-time employees.

Repeals provisions of PPACA that: (1) set limits on the annual deductible on health plans offered in the small group market, (2) allow catastrophic plans to be offered in the individual market to individuals under the age of 30, and (3) impose an annual fee on health insurance entities.

Deems high deductible health plans to meet essential health benefits coverage requirements if the enrollee has established a health savings account.

Amends the Public Health Service Act, as amended by PPACA, to repeal the allowance of a premium rate variance by age in the individual or small group market.

Repeals restrictions on payments for medications from health savings accounts, medical savings accounts, and health flexible spending arrangements.

Repeals the limitation to $2,500 of annual salary reduction contributions by an employee to a health flexible spending arrangement under a cafeteria plan.

Allows a health plan to maintain its status as a grandfathered health plan regardless of any modification to the cost-sharing levels, employer contribution rates, or covered benefits. Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to promulgate regulations to clarify the application of such allowance. Makes this allowance effective as if included in PPACA. Voids any regulations promulgated pursuant to current related provisions before enactment of this Act.

]]> Small Business Health Relief Act of 2013 Display Title Small Business Health Relief Act of 2013 Short Titles as Introduced Small Business Health Relief Act of 2013 Official Title as Introduced A bill to lower health premiums and increase choice for small businesses. Introduced in Senate 2013-01-22T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113s24is/xml/BILLS-113s24is.xml 2013-01-22 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. 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.