I 111th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6450 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 29, 2010 Mr. Ackerman introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To repeal provisions of the recently enacted health care reform law that require the extension of dependent coverage to adult children under age 26.

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This Act may be cited as the Sixth Health Insurance Protects America—Can’t Repeal IT (HIPA–CRIT) Act.

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Repeal of health care reform requirements for extension of dependent adult children coverage

The provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111–148), insofar as such Act requires under section 2714(a) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300gg–14(a)) a group health plan and a health insurance issuer offering group or individual health insurance coverage that provides dependent coverage of children to continue to make such coverage available for an adult child until the child turns 26 years, are hereby repealed, effective as of the date of the enactment of this Act.