[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 986 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 986

     To provide that certain guidance related to waivers for State 
 innovation under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act shall 
                        have no force or effect.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 6, 2019

Ms. Kuster of New Hampshire (for herself, Mr. Beyer, and Mr. Courtney) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
   Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and 
 Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
   each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
                jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
     To provide that certain guidance related to waivers for State 
 innovation under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act shall 
                        have no force or effect.

    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 ``Protecting Americans with 
Preexisting Conditions Act of 2019''.

SEC. 2. PROVIDING THAT CERTAIN GUIDANCE RELATED TO WAIVERS FOR STATE 
              INNOVATION UNDER THE PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE 
              CARE ACT SHALL HAVE NO FORCE OR EFFECT.

    Beginning April 1, 2019, the Secretary of Health and Human Services 
and the Secretary of the Treasury may not take any action to implement, 
enforce, or otherwise give effect to the guidance entitled ``State 
Relief and Empowerment Waivers'' (83 Fed. Reg. 53575 (October 24, 
2018)), and the Secretaries may not promulgate any substantially 
similar guidance or rule.
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