Preserving Employee Wellness Programs Act

Bill: 115-hr-1313
Sponsor: Rep. Foxx, Virginia [R-NC-5]
Introduced: 2017-03-02 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Disability and health-based discrimination
Employee benefits and pensions
Genetics
Health information and medical records
Health promotion and preventive care
Right of privacy
Worker safety and health

Summary:
action_date: 2017-03-02
text: 

Preserving Employee Wellness Programs Act

 
This bill exempts workplace wellness programs from: (1) limitations under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 on medical examinations and inquiries of employees, (2) the prohibition on collecting genetic information in connection with issuing health insurance, and (3) limitations under the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 on collecting the genetic information of employees or family members of employees. This exemption applies to workplace wellness programs that comply with limits on rewards for employees participating in the program.
 
Workplace wellness programs may provide for more favorable treatment of individuals with adverse health factors, such as a disability.
 Collection of information about a disease or disorder of a family member as part of a workplace wellness program is not an unlawful acquisition of genetic information about another family member.
action_date: 2017-12-11
text: 

Preserving Employee Wellness Programs Act

 
(Sec. 3) This bill exempts workplace wellness programs from: (1) limitations under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 on medical examinations and inquiries of employees, (2) the prohibition on collecting genetic information in connection with issuing health insurance, and (3) limitations under the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 on collecting the genetic information of employees or family members of employees. This exemption applies to workplace wellness programs that comply with limits on rewards for employees participating in the program.
 
Workplace wellness programs may provide for more favorable treatment of individuals with adverse health factors, such as a disability.
 
Collection of information about a disease or disorder of a family member as part of a workplace wellness program is not an unlawful acquisition of genetic information about another family member. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-12-11
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 341.
action_date: 2017-12-11
text: Committee on Ways and Means discharged.
action_date: 2017-12-11
text: Committee on Ways and Means discharged.
action_date: 2017-12-11
text: Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged.
action_date: 2017-12-11
text: Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged.
action_date: 2017-12-11
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and the Workforce. H. Rept. 115-459, Part I.
action_date: 2017-12-11
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and the Workforce. H. Rept. 115-459, Part I.
action_date: 2017-03-08
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 22 - 17.
action_date: 2017-03-08
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2017-03-06
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2017-03-03
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2017-03-02
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, 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.
action_date: 2017-03-02
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, 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.
action_date: 2017-03-02
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, 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.
action_date: 2017-03-02
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, 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.
action_date: 2017-03-02
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-03-02
text: Introduced in House