3.0.0 1818 2023-01-11T13:38:35Z 2023-01-11T13:38:35Z Senate S 2017-09-14 115 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2017-09-14T21:12:46Z 2017-09-14 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. IntroReferral 2017-09-14 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress E000285 Sen. Enzi, Michael B. [R-WY] MICHAEL ENZI R WY B. N Health Administrative law and regulatory procedures Department of Labor Employee benefits and pensions Federal preemption Health care costs and insurance Health care coverage and access Licensing and registrations Self-employed Small business State and local government operations User charges and fees Health 00 2017-09-14 Introduced in Senate 2019-09-05T17:00:42Z Small Business Health Plans Act of 2017

This bill amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to provide for the establishment and governance of small business health plans where multiple small business employers pool their employees for the purpose of creating a large group market for health insurance coverage.

The small business health plan must have a plan sponsor who, among other requirements, is established for a purpose other than providing health benefits to its members, such as a trade association, and does not condition membership on the basis of a minimum group size.

The bill establishes requirements for certification, plan administrators, boards of trustees, participation, nondiscrimination, and voluntary termination.

]]> Small Business Health Plans Act of 2017 Display Title Small Business Health Plans Act of 2017 Short Titles as Introduced Small Business Health Plans Act of 2017 Official Title as Introduced A bill to provide health care options for small businesses. Introduced in Senate 2017-09-14T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115s1818is/xml/BILLS-115s1818is.xml 2017-09-14 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.