[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6479 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6479

To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to include short-
  term limited duration plans in the definition of individual health 
                          insurance coverage.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 24, 2018

   Mr. Ruiz introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                    Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to include short-
  term limited duration plans in the definition of individual health 
                          insurance coverage.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Stop Junk Health Plans Act of 
2018''.

SEC. 2. PREVENTING JUNK PLANS AND CONTINUING PROTECTIONS FOR CONSUMERS 
              WITH PREEXISTING CONDITIONS.

    (a) Including Short-Term Limited Duration Insurance as Individual 
Health Insurance Coverage.--Section 2791(b)(5) of the Public Health 
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300gg-91(b)(5)) is amended by striking ``but 
does not include short-term limited duration insurance'' and inserting 
``including short-term limited duration insurance''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply with respect to plan years beginning after December 31, 2018.
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