To provide that the rule entitled Short-Term, Limited Duration Insurance shall have no force or effect.

Bill: 116-hr-1010
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14]
Introduced: 2019-02-06
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures

Department of Health and Human Services

Department of Labor

Department of the Treasury

Health care costs and insurance

Health care coverage and access
Latest action: action_date: 2019-05-10
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 29.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-02-06
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill nullifies a rule by the Department of Treasury, the Department of Labor, and the Department of Health and Human Services regarding short-term, limited-duration health insurance plans.</p> <p>Short-term, limited-duration health insurance plans are plans that may only offer coverage for a limited amount of time under law and that are exempt from the market requirements of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (e.g., coverage of individuals with preexisting conditions). The rule increases the maximum authorized duration of such plans from less than 3 months (including renewals) to an initial maximum duration of less than 12 months (with a total duration of up to 36 months, including renewals). The rule took effect October 2, 2018.</p>

action_date: 2019-04-29
action_desc: Reported to House, Part I
text: <p>This bill nullifies a rule by the Department of Treasury, the Department of Labor, and the Department of Health and Human Services regarding short-term, limited-duration health insurance plans.</p> <p>Short-term, limited-duration health insurance plans are plans that may only offer coverage for a limited amount of time under law and that are exempt from the market requirements of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (e.g., coverage of individuals with preexisting conditions). The rule increases the maximum authorized duration of such plans from less than 3 months (including renewals) to an initial maximum duration of less than 12 months (with a total duration of up to 36 months, including renewals). The rule took effect October 2, 2018.</p>

action_date: 2019-05-10
action_desc: Reported to House, Part II
text: <p>This bill nullifies a rule by the Department of Treasury, the Department of Labor, and the Department of Health and Human Services regarding short-term, limited-duration health insurance plans.</p> <p>Short-term, limited-duration health insurance plans are plans that may only offer coverage for a limited amount of time under law and that are exempt from the market requirements of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (e.g., coverage of individuals with preexisting conditions). The rule increases the maximum authorized duration of such plans from less than 3 months (including renewals) to an initial maximum duration of less than 12 months (with a total duration of up to 36 months, including renewals). The rule took effect October 2, 2018.</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1010 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 6, 2019 Ms. Castor of Florida (for herself, Ms. Barragán , Mr. Horsford , Ms. Moore , Ms. Underwood , and Mr. DeSaulnier ) introduced the following bill; which was referred 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 A BILL To provide that the rule entitled Short-Term, Limited Duration Insurance shall have no force or effect.

1. Short-term limited duration insurance rule prohibition The Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Secretary of the Treasury, and the Secretary of Labor may not take any action to implement, enforce, or otherwise give effect to the rule entitled Short-Term, Limited Duration Insurance (83 Fed. Reg. 38212 (August 3, 2018)), and the Secretaries may not promulgate any substantially similar rule.

tv_txt: IB Union Calendar No. 29 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1010 [Report No. 116–43, Parts I and II] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 6, 2019 Ms. Castor of Florida (for herself, Ms. Barragán , Mr. Horsford , Ms. Moore , Ms. Underwood , and Mr. DeSaulnier ) introduced the following bill; which was referred 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 April 29, 2019 Reported from the Committee on Education and Labor May 10, 2019 Additional sponsors: Mr. Welch , Ms. Schakowsky , Mr. Kennedy , Mr. Ruiz , Mrs. Dingell , Mr. Rush , Mr. Pallone , Ms. Matsui , Ms. Eshoo , Ms. Clarke of New York , Ms. Shalala , Mr. Van Drew , Ms. Wild , Ms. McCollum , Mr. Carbajal , Mr. Case , Mr. Grijalva , Mr. Moulton , Mr. Kilmer , Ms. Mucarsel-Powell , and Mr. Langevin May 10, 2019 Reported from the Committee on Energy and Commerce May 10, 2019 Committee on Ways and Means discharged; committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed A BILL To provide that the rule entitled Short-Term, Limited Duration Insurance shall have no force or effect.

1. Short-term limited duration insurance rule prohibition The Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Secretary of the Treasury, and the Secretary of Labor may not take any action to implement, enforce, or otherwise give effect to the rule entitled Short-Term, Limited Duration Insurance (83 Fed. Reg. 38212 (August 3, 2018)), and the Secretaries may not promulgate any substantially similar rule.

May 10, 2019 Reported from the Committee on Energy and Commerce May 10, 2019 Committee on Ways and Means discharged; committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed