Jobs and Premium Protection Act

Bill: 116-hr-2447
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Brindisi, Anthony [D-NY-22]
Introduced: 2019-05-01
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Health care costs and insurance

Insurance industry and regulation

User charges and fees
Latest action: action_date: 2019-05-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-05-01
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Jobs and Premium Protection Act</b></p> <p>This bill repeals the annual fee on health insurers. Under current law, the fee is suspended for 2019 and is scheduled to be reimposed in 2020.</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2447 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 1, 2019 Mr. Brindisi (for himself and Mr. Marchant ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means , and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce , 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 A BILL To repeal the annual fee on health insurance providers enacted by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Jobs and Premium Protection Act . 2. Protecting patients from higher premiums Section 9010 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ( 26 U.S.C. 4001 note prec.) is repealed.