US Congress Senate Bill 248 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 9-1)
Status: Introduced on February 1 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-02-07 - Referred to the Committee on Finance.
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Empowering States to Innovate Act - Amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to: (1) allow states to apply for waivers of certain health insurance coverage requirements in such Act (including requirements for the establishment of qualified health plans and health insurance exchanges) for plan years beginning on or after January 1, 2014 (currently, January 1, 2017), and (2) require the waiver application process to begin not later than 180 days after the enactment of this Act.

Empowering States to Innovate Act

Sen. Ron Wyden [D-OR]	Sen. Daniel Akaka [D-HI]	Sen. Mark Begich [D-AK]	Sen. Scott Brown [R-MA]
Sen. Daniel Inouye [D-HI]	Sen. Mary Landrieu [D-LA]	Sen. Patrick Leahy [D-VT]	Sen. Joe Manchin [D-WV]
Sen. Benjamin Nelson [D-NE]	Sen. Jim Webb [D-VA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-02-07	Senate	Referred to the Committee on Finance.
2011-02-07	Senate	Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions discharged by Unanimous Consent.
2011-02-01	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S417)
2011-02-01	Senate	Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S417)

HB844 (Same As) 2011-03-08 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/senate-bill/248/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/s248/BILLS-112s248is.pdf