3.0.0 4547 2022-12-31T05:06:02Z 2022-12-31T05:06:02Z House HR 2021-07-20 117 [Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 127 (Tuesday, July 20, 2021)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. WALBERG:H.R. 4547.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Artide I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution,specifically Clause 1 (relating to providing for the generalwelfare of the United States), Clause 3 (relating to thepower to regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and amongthe several States, and with the Indian Tribes), and Clause18 (relating to the power to make all laws necessary andproper for carrying out the powers vested in Congress).[Page H3754]]]> hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing Referred to 2021-07-20T14:02:20Z Association Health Plans Act of 2021 117 896 S 2021-03-23 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Related bill CRS Fair Care Act of 2022 117 8588 HR 2022-11-01 Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet. Related bill CRS 2021-07-20 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 2021-07-20 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2021-07-20 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress W000798 Rep. Walberg, Tim [R-MI-7] Tim Walberg R MI 7 N B001248 Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26] Michael Burgess R TX C. 26 2021-07-20 True F000450 Rep. Foxx, Virginia [R-NC-5] Virginia Foxx R NC 5 2021-07-20 True A000372 Rep. Allen, Rick W. [R-GA-12] Rick Allen R GA W. 12 2021-07-20 True M001156 Rep. McHenry, Patrick T. [R-NC-10] Patrick McHenry R NC 10 2021-08-31 False T000467 Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-15] Glenn Thompson R PA 15 2021-08-31 False D000628 Rep. Dunn, Neal P. [R-FL-2] Neal Dunn R FL P. 2 2021-09-23 False W000821 Rep. Westerman, Bruce [R-AR-4] Bruce Westerman R AR 4 2021-11-02 False H001058 Rep. Huizenga, Bill [R-MI-2] Bill Huizenga R MI 2 2022-09-30 False Health Health 00 2021-07-20 Introduced in House 2021-08-25T19:18:37Z Association Health Plans Act of 2021

This bill provides statutory authority for certain short-term, limited-duration health insurance plans and association health plans.

The bill permits short-term, limited-duration plans to provide coverage for a period of less than 12 months, not including extensions. Under current law, such plans are exempt from certain market requirements of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, such as coverage of individuals with preexisting conditions.

The bill further permits groups or associations of employers to sponsor fully insured group health plans as if they were employers. Such plans may not discriminate based on the health factors of any prospective plan participant for the purpose of granting an employer's membership in the association or determining a participant's eligibility for benefits or premium amounts.

]]> Association Health Plans Act of 2021 Official Title as Introduced To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to establish additional criteria for determining when employers may join together in a group or association of employers that will be treated as an employer under section 3(5) of such Act for purposes of sponsoring a group health plan, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Display Title Association Health Plans Act of 2021 Short Title(s) as Introduced Association Health Plans Act of 2021 Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2021-07-20T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117hr4547ih/xml/BILLS-117hr4547ih.xml 2021-07-20 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. 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.