Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that protections for individuals with pre-existing conditions should be retained in law regardless of further amendments to, or the repeal of, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

Bill: 115-hres-1066
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Young, David [R-IA-3]
Introduced: 2018-09-13
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Health care costs and insurance

Health care coverage and access
Latest action: action_date: 2018-09-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Summaries:
action_date: 2018-09-13
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that Congress should support protections in law for individuals with pre-existing conditions and, in the case of a court ruling that would hinder such protections, act swiftly to reinstate such protections.<br /></p>

tv_txt: IV 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. RES. 1066 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 13, 2018 Mr. Young of Iowa (for himself, Mr. Rodney Davis of Illinois , Mr. McKinley , Mr. Diaz-Balart , Mr. Blum , Mr. Joyce of Ohio , Mrs. Mimi Walters of California , Ms. Stefanik , Mr. Bacon , Mr. Valadao , Mr. Knight , Mr. Bost , Ms. Herrera Beutler , Mrs. Brooks of Indiana , Mr. King of New York , Mr. Renacci , Mr. LoBiondo , Mr. Newhouse , Mr. Hurd , Mr. Huizenga , Miss González-Colón of Puerto Rico , Mr. Upton , Mr. Coffman , Mr. Curbelo of Florida , Mr. Yoder , Mr. Katko , Mr. Donovan , and Ms. McSally ) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce RESOLUTION Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that protections for individuals with pre-existing conditions should be retained in law regardless of further amendments to, or the repeal of, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

Whereas pre-existing conditions can affect any individual regardless of race, gender, age, social class, or creed; Whereas health insurance coverage should not discriminate against those with pre-existing conditions; Whereas pre-existing condition protections have long been supported in a bipartisan manner; and Whereas protections for pre-existing conditions should be included in any reform of our Nation’s health care system: Now, therefore, be it

That it is the sense of the House of Representatives that Congress should— (1) support protections in law for individuals with pre-existing conditions; and (2) in the case of a court ruling that would hinder such protections, act swiftly to reinstate such protections for such individuals.