US HB692 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 84-0)
Status: Introduced on January 18 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-01-25 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Reestablishes requirements for private health insurance plans with respect to preexisting conditions, guaranteed enrollment, and discrimination based on health-related factors if they are repealed by another law.In such event, the bill prohibits private health insurance plans from (1) limiting or excluding benefits covering preexisting conditions; (2) denying enrollment to employers or individual applicants, subject to specified limits; (3) establishing rules for eligibility based on an individual's health status; or (4) requiring an individual to a pay higher premium than similarly situated individuals enrolled in the plan based the individual's health status. The bill also prohibits plans from collecting genetic information in connection with issuing health insurance and provides requirements for workplace wellness programs connected to health insurance.

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Title

Pre-existing Conditions Protection Act of 2019

Sponsors

Rep. Greg Walden [R-OR]Rep. Brett Guthrie [R-KY]Rep. David McKinley [R-WV]Rep. Scott Tipton [R-CO]
Rep. Fred Upton [R-MI]Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick [R-PA]Rep. Jackie Walorski [R-IN]Rep. Mark Amodei [R-NV]
Rep. Greg Gianforte [R-MT]Rep. Tim Walberg [R-MI]Rep. Adam Kinzinger [R-IL]Rep. Ann Wagner [R-MO]
Rep. John Curtis [R-UT]Rep. Glenn Grothman [R-WI]Rep. Billy Long [R-MO]Rep. Gus Bilirakis [R-FL]
Rep. Michael Simpson [R-ID]Rep. Susan Brooks [R-IN]Rep. Peter King [R-NY]Rep. Bill Huizenga [R-MI]
Rep. Bill Johnson [R-OH]Rep. Mike Kelly [R-PA]Rep. Robert Latta [R-OH]Rep. Steve Stivers [R-OH]
Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart [R-FL]Rep. David Schweikert [R-AZ]Rep. Pete Olson [R-TX]Rep. Chris Collins [R-NY]
Rep. Harold Rogers [R-KY]Rep. Rick Allen [R-GA]Rep. Pete Stauber [R-MN]Rep. Steve Chabot [R-OH]
Rep. Michael Turner [R-OH]Rep. Earl Carter [R-GA]Sen. Roger Marshall [R-KS]Rep. Tom Emmer [R-MN]
Rep. Lee Zeldin [R-NY]Rep. Liz Cheney [R-WY]Rep. Robert Wittman [R-VA]Rep. Richard Hudson [R-NC]
Rep. Debbie Lesko [R-AZ]Rep. Scott Perry [R-PA]Rep. Rodney Davis [R-IL]Rep. Bill Flores [R-TX]
Rep. Paul Mitchell [R-MI]Rep. Tom Cole [R-OK]Rep. Mike Bost [R-IL]Rep. Michael McCaul [R-TX]
Rep. Kenny Marchant [R-TX]Rep. Lloyd Smucker [R-PA]Rep. Dan Newhouse [R-WA]Rep. Ross Spano [R-FL]
Rep. Don Bacon [R-NE]Rep. Brian Mast [R-FL]Rep. French Hill [R-AR]Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers [R-WA]
Rep. Duncan Hunter [R-CA]Rep. Will Hurd [R-TX]Rep. James Hagedorn [R-MN]Rep. Darin LaHood [R-IL]
Rep. Larry Bucshon [R-IN]Rep. Lance Gooden [R-TX]Rep. Paul Cook [R-CA]Rep. James Baird [R-IN]
Rep. Mike Gallagher [R-WI]Sen. Markwayne Mullin [R-OK]Rep. Kevin Hern [R-OK]Rep. Troy Balderson [R-OH]
Rep. Elise Stefanik [R-NY]Rep. Guy Reschenthaler [R-PA]Rep. Fred Keller [R-PA]Rep. Vicky Hartzler [R-MO]
Rep. Jeff Fortenberry [R-NE]Rep. Steve Watkins [R-KS]Rep. Dan Crenshaw [R-TX]Rep. Roger Williams [R-TX]
Rep. Virginia Foxx [R-NC]Rep. John Rutherford [R-FL]Rep. Michael Burgess [R-TX]Rep. Randy Weber [R-TX]
Rep. Christopher Jacobs [R-NY]Rep. Jason Smith [R-MO]Rep. Nicholas Taylor [R-TX]Rep. Mike Garcia [R-CA]

History

DateChamberAction
2019-01-25HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2019-01-18HouseReferred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, and 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.
2019-01-18HouseReferred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, and 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.
2019-01-18HouseReferred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, and 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.
2019-01-18HouseIntroduced in House

Same As/Similar To

HB4159 (Related) 2019-08-05 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
SB1125 (Related) 2019-04-10 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
SB4675 (Related) 2020-10-23 - Motion to proceed to measure considered in Senate.

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