3.0.0 6496 2023-01-11T13:41:58Z 2023-01-11T13:41:58Z House HR 2018-07-24 115 [Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 124 (Tuesday, July 24, 2018)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. JOYCE of Ohio:H.R. 6496.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the United StatesConstitution.[Page H7156]]]> hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2018-07-27T17:40:45Z Referred to 2018-07-24T14:00:43Z 2018-07-27 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2018-07-24 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2018-07-24 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2018-07-24 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress J000295 Rep. Joyce, David P. [R-OH-14] David Joyce R OH P. 14 N T000463 Rep. Turner, Michael R. [R-OH-10] Michael Turner R OH R. 10 2018-07-24 True Health Health care costs and insurance Health care coverage and access Insurance industry and regulation Health 00 2018-07-24 Introduced in House 2019-08-09T14:38:10Z Continuing Coverage for Preexisting Conditions Act of 2018

This bill specifies that if provisions relating to the requirement to maintain minimum essential health care coverage (i.e., the individual mandate) are found to be illegal or are incapable of being enforced, such findings do not affect the validity of other provisions relating to (1) the availability and renewability of coverage, or (2) the prohibitions against discriminatory coverage practices based on preexisting conditions or health status.

]]> Continuing Coverage for Preexisting Conditions Act of 2018 Display Title Continuing Coverage for Preexisting Conditions Act of 2018 Official Title as Introduced To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to ensure that preexisting condition exclusions with respect to enrollment in health insurance coverage and group health plans continue to be prohibited. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Continuing Coverage for Preexisting Conditions Act of 2018 Introduced in House 2018-07-24T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr6496ih/xml/BILLS-115hr6496ih.xml 2018-07-27 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.