EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT (ERISA)

Amendments

Drugs: establish requirements relative to cost-sharing for certain insulin products (H.R. 6833), S5094 [27SE], S5148, S5247, S5254, S5312, S5335, S5398, S5506 [28SE], S5518 [29SE], H8331 [30SE]

——— establish requirements relative to cost-sharing for certain insulin products (H.R. 6833), consideration (H. Res. 1017), H4031 [31MR]

——— establish requirements relative to cost-sharing for certain insulin products (H.R. 6833), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 1404), H8329 [30SE]

Insurance: provide health insurance benefits for outpatient and inpatient items and services relative to congenital anomaly or birth defect (H.R. 1916), H4142 [4AP]

Bills and resolutions

Amend (see H.R. 9515), H9729 [13DE]

Anniversary (see S. Res. 752), S4440 [6SE]

Dept. of HHS: permit employers to treat benefits for telehealth services offered under group health plan or group health insurance coverage as excepted benefits (see H.R. 7353), H4073 [31MR]

Dept. of Labor: prohibit mandatory predispute or coerced postdispute arbitration clauses, class action or representation waivers, or discretionary clauses in retirement and health plan agreements (see S. 4219), S2493 [12MY] (see H.R. 7740), H4919 [12MY]

——— provide for enforcement of mental health and substance abuse disorder parity requirements (see H.R. 7767), H4970 [13MY]

——— review certain regulations related to ERISA fiduciary standards (see S. 3746), S990 [3MR]

Drugs: establish requirements relative to cost-sharing for certain insulin products (see H.R. 6833), H1145 [25FE]

——— establish requirements relative to cost-sharing for certain insulin products (H.R. 6833), consideration (see H. Res. 1017), H4071 [31MR]

——— establish requirements relative to cost-sharing for certain insulin products (H.R. 6833), consideration of Senate amendment (see H. Res. 1404), H8313 [29SE]

——— establish requirements relative to cost-sharing for certain insulin products (H.R. 6833), correction in enrollment (see S. Con. Res. 45), S5543 [29SE]

——— provide for requirements for electronic-prescribing for controlled substances under group health plans and group and individual health insurance coverage (see H.R. 8988), H8119 [26SE]

Employment: expand access to benefits and ensure fair treatment for part-time workers (see S. 3641), S674 [14FE] (see H.R. 6699), H1113 [9FE]

——— improve part-time retirement coverage for part-time workers (see S. 3751), S990 [3MR]

——— provide workers with schedule flexibility and choice (see H.R. 8442), H6921 [20JY]

Health: ensure mental health and substance use disorder benefits are defined pursuant to external benchmarks based on nationally recognized standards (see H.R. 8886), H7964 [19SE]

——— provide for provider directory improvements to enhance enrollee, participant, and beneficiary access to care (see H.R. 8885), H7964 [19SE]

——— require group health plans and health insurance issuers offering group or individual health insurance coverage to provide coverage for forensic medical exams with no cost sharing (see H.R. 8891), H7965 [19SE]

Insurance: allow membership organizations to offer health insurance to members through health share pools, including across State lines, regardless of employment relationship or pre-existing condition (see S. 5303), S9625 [20DE]

——— improve certain notifications provided to qualified beneficiaries by group health plans for COBRA continuation health care coverage qualifying events (see H.R. 6384), H78 [12JA]

——— limit enrollment in coverage for excepted benefits to individuals enrolled in health plan providing minimum essential coverage (see H.R. 7512), H4442 [14AP]

——— provide for certain number of primary care and behavioral health care visits without application of any cost-sharing requirement (see S. 4905), S4912 [21SE]

——— require group health plans and health insurance issuers offering group or individual health insurance coverage to disclose percentage of in-network participation for certain provider types (see H.R. 8881), H7964 [19SE]

——— require health insurance providers to issue notices relative to prescription drug refills to individuals residing in emergency areas during emergency periods (see H.R. 8270), H5929 [1JY]

Investments: improve access for diverse-owned asset management firms that invest retirement plan funds (see S. 4097), S2189 [27AP] (see H.R. 7594), H4574 [27AP]

——— limit fiduciary consideration of non-pecuniary factors in investment decision-making (see H.R. 9198), H8402 [18OC]

——— require investment advisors to consider only monetary factors when making investment decisions (see H.R. 7151), H3852 [18MR]

Mental health: strengthen parity in mental health and substance use disorder benefits (see S. 4616), S3694 [26JY] (see H.R. 8512), H7169 [26JY]

Pensions: clarify fiduciary duties regarding asset classes (see S. 4973), S5225 [28SE] (see H.R. 9066), H8315 [29SE]

——— clarify fiduciary duty of plan administrators to select and maintain investments based solely on pecuniary factors (see S. 4484), S3160 [23JN] (see S. 4613), S3694 [26JY]

——— improve certain retirement plans (see S. 4353), S2814 [7JN]

——— permit default investment arrangements in annuities (see H.R. 6746), H1123 [15FE]

——— protect pensions in bankruptcy proceedings (see S. 5097), S6695 [15NO]

——— protect retirement security (see H.R. 7310), H4071 [31MR]

——— provide for periodic automatic reenrollment under qualified automatic contribution arrangements (see S. 3712), S836 [28FE] (see H.R. 6782), H1130 [18FE]

——— require named fiduciaries collect contributions to pooled employer plans (see H.R. 6912), H1301 [3MR]

Small business: improve ability of small businesses to offer more comprehensive retirement benefits to their workers by reducing certain administrative expenses (see S. 4086), S2154 [26AP]

Cloture motions

Drugs: establish requirements relative to cost-sharing for certain insulin products (H.R. 6833), S5148 [28SE]

——— establish requirements relative to cost-sharing for certain insulin products (H.R. 6833), motion to proceed, S4955 [22SE], S5045 [27SE]

Letters

Affordable Insulin Now Act: Bob Carlstrom, AMAC Action (organization), H4039 [31MR]

——— James P. Gelfand, ERISA Industry Committee (organization), H4040 [31MR]

——— Kevin Kuhlman, National Federation of Independent Business, H4039 [31MR]

——— Partnership for Employer-Sponsored Coverage (organization), H4039 [31MR]

——— Tom Schatz, Council for Citizens Against Government Waste, H4039 [31MR]

Lists

Votes recorded by proxy on Bucshon motion to recommit H.R. 6833, Affordable Insulin Now Act, H4054 [31MR]

Votes recorded by proxy on H. Res. 1017, consideration of H.R. 6833, Affordable Insulin Now Act, H4033 [31MR]

Votes recorded by proxy on H.R. 1916, Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act, H4146 [4AP]

Votes recorded by proxy on H.R. 6833, Affordable Insulin Now Act, H4055 [31MR]

Votes recorded by proxy on previous question to H. Res. 1017, consideration of H.R. 6833, Affordable Insulin Now Act, H4032 [31MR]

Motions

Drugs: establish requirements relative to cost-sharing for certain insulin products (H.R. 6833), S4955 [22SE], S5037 [27SE], S5148 [28SE], H4046 [31MR], H8346 [30SE]

Notices

Estimated budget effects of H.R. 1916, Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act, H4151 [4AP]

Remarks in House

Dept. of HHS: permit employers to treat benefits for telehealth services offered under group health plan or group health insurance coverage as excepted benefits (H.R. 7353), H7993 [20SE]

Dept. of Labor: electronic delivery safe harbor regulations for certain retirement plan notices, H3948 [29MR]

——— prohibit mandatory predispute or coerced postdispute arbitration clauses, class action or representation waivers, or discretionary clauses in retirement and health plan agreements, H8236 [29SE]

——— provide for enforcement of mental health and substance abuse disorder parity requirements, H8235, H8237 [29SE]

——— review certain regulations related to ERISA fiduciary standards, H3947 [29MR]

Drugs: establish requirements relative to cost-sharing for certain insulin products (H.R. 6833), H3982, H4003 [30MR], H4022, H4033–H4046, H4053–H4057 [31MR], H4077 [1AP], H4130, H4147, H4148 [4AP], H4199, H4200, H4203 [6AP], H7076 [26JY], E362 [6AP]

——— establish requirements relative to cost-sharing for certain insulin products (H.R. 6833), consideration (H. Res. 1017), H4023–H4033 [31MR]

——— establish requirements relative to cost-sharing for certain insulin products (H.R. 6833), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 1404), H8323–H8330 [30SE]

——— establish requirements relative to cost-sharing for certain insulin products (H.R. 6833), correction in enrollment (S. Con. Res. 45), H8354 [30SE]

——— establish requirements relative to cost-sharing for certain insulin products (H.R. 6833), Senate amendment, H8104 [22SE], H8226 [29SE], H8330–H8350 [30SE]

Employment: improve part-time retirement coverage for part-time workers, H3947 [29MR]

Insurance: clarify health insurance benefits for outpatient and inpatient items and services are intended for craniofacial, oral, and maxillofacial congenital anomaly or birth defect, H4142, H4143 [4AP]

——— provide health insurance benefits for outpatient and inpatient items and services relative to congenital anomaly or birth defect (H.R. 1916), H4140–H4144, H4146 [4AP]

Pensions: ensure sustainability for State and local public employee pension plans, H7077 [26JY]

——— improve rules relative to retirement plans, H3941 [29MR]

——— provide relief for multiemployer and single employer pension plans (H.R. 409), H3939 [29MR]

——— reform multiemployer pension plans, H5489 [14JN], H6512 [14JY]

Remarks in Senate

Drugs: establish requirements relative to cost-sharing for certain insulin products, S3046 [22JN], S4193 [6AU]

——— establish requirements relative to cost-sharing for certain insulin products (H.R. 6833), S2668, S2669 [24MY], S5147 [28SE], S5509, S5511, S5519, S5520 [29SE]

——— establish requirements relative to cost-sharing for certain insulin products (H.R. 6833), correction in enrollment (S. Con. Res. 45), S5521 [29SE]

——— establish requirements relative to cost-sharing for certain insulin products (H.R. 6833), motion to proceed, S4955 [22SE], S5037, S5041, S5042, S5045 [27SE], S5115–S5117, S5120, S5147 [28SE]

——— establish requirements relative to cost-sharing for certain insulin products (H.R. 6833), unanimous-consent agreement, S5515 [29SE]

Investments: improve access for diverse-owned asset management firms that invest retirement plan funds (S. 4097), S2193 [27AP]

Pensions: provide for periodic automatic reenrollment under qualified automatic contribution arrangements (S. 3712), S838 [28FE]

Reports filed

Consideration of H.R. 6833, Affordable Insulin Now Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1017) (H. Rept. 117–285), H4071 [31MR]

Protecting America’s Retirement Security Act: Committee on Education and Labor (House) (H.R. 7310) (H. Rept. 117–557), H8494 [14NO]

Retirement Improvement and Savings Enhancement To Supplement Healthy Investments for the Nest Egg (RISE & SHINE) Act: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 4353), S3031 [21JN]

Statements

Affordable Insulin Now Act: Adam Brandon, FreedomWorks (organization), H4040 [31MR]

——— National Taxpayers Union, H4040 [31MR]

Tables

Estimated pay-as-you-go effects of H.R. 1916, Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act, H4151 [4AP]

Texts of

H. Res. 1017, consideration of H.R. 6833, Affordable Insulin Now Act, H4023 [31MR]

H.R. 1916, Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act, H4140 [4AP]

H.R. 6833, Affordable Insulin Now Act, H4033 [31MR]

S. Res. 752, anniversary, S4443 [6SE]