US Congress House Bill 2700 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 9-0)
Status: Introduced on July 16 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-07-23 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Health Care Waiver Fairness Act of 2013 - Amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), the Secretary of Labor, and the Secretary of Treasury to establish waiver processes under which the administrator of a health plan, an employer, an individual, or other entity may seek to waive the application of a health insurance coverage requirement under PPACA. Sets forth PPACA requirements that may be waived, including those related to minimum essential coverage and employers offering health care coverage to employees. Establishes requirements for the waiver process, including requiring submission of a statement describing how the imposition of the PPACA requirement would result in a significant decrease in access to coverage or a significant increase in premiums or other costs for such plan, employer, individual, or entity. Deems to be approved any waiver including such a statement. Requires the Secretary of HHS to conduct a public awareness campaign of the waiver process with funds made available for the Prevention and Public Health Fund.

Health Care Waiver Fairness Act of 2013

Rep. Mike J. Rogers [R-MI]	Sen. Bill Cassidy [R-LA]	Rep. Ralph Hall [R-TX]	Rep. Bill Huizenga [R-MI]
Rep. Billy Long [R-MO]	Rep. David McKinley [R-WV]	Rep. Pete Olson [R-TX]	Rep. Patrick Tiberi [R-OH]
Rep. Tim Walberg [R-MI]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-07-23	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2013-07-19	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2013-07-16	House	Referred to House Education and the Workforce
2013-07-16	House	Referred to House Ways and Means
2013-07-16	House	Referred to House Energy and Commerce
2013-07-16	House	Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Education and the Workforce, 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.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/2700/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr2700/BILLS-113hr2700ih.pdf