US HB1884 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress

US Congress House Bill 1884 (Prior Session Legislation)

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 162-1)
Status: Introduced on March 26 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-03-27 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Revises various requirements for private health insurance plans and associated plan-holder cost sharing. Specifically, the bill increases premium assistance for low-income households and specifies that the coverage affordability requirements for employer-sponsored plans extend to family members of employees based on the employee's required contribution as a percentage of the employee's income. Further, the bill prohibits specified agency actions that would weaken the requirements of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) with respect to (1) association health plans; (2) short-term, limited-duration health insurance plans; and (3) state applications to waive certain PPACA provisions. The bill also increases the minimum coverage requirements for private health insurance plans and requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to promote the availability of such plans. The health coverage navigator program also is revised to prioritize community and consumer-focused nonprofits and facilitate enrollment in federally supported insurance programs such as Medicaid. The bill establishes a fund for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to provide cost assistance to individuals who are enrolled in qualified health plans.Additionally, the bill provides new and additional grant funding for states to (1) plan and establish health insurance exchanges, (2) provide consumer assistance about available health insurance plans and coverage, and (3) increase health insurance plan enrollment. HHS also must report on the annual expenditure of user fees collected through federally facilitated exchanges.

Title

Protecting Pre-Existing Conditions and Making Health Care More Affordable Act of 2019

Sponsors

Rep. Frank Pallone [D-NJ]	Rep. Richard Neal [D-MA]	Rep. Robert Scott [D-VA]	Rep. Steny Hoyer [D-MD]
Rep. Kim Schrier [D-WA]	Rep. Gil Cisneros [D-CA]	Rep. Diana DeGette [D-CO]	Rep. Kathy Castor [D-FL]
Rep. Lori Trahan [D-MA]	Rep. Angela Craig [D-MN]	Rep. Ann Kuster [D-NH]	Rep. Raul Ruiz [D-CA]
Rep. Brendan Boyle [D-PA]	Rep. Colin Allred [D-TX]	Rep. Cheri Bustos [D-IL]	Rep. Lucy McBath [D-GA]
Sen. Ben Lujan [D-NM]	Rep. Ted Lieu [D-CA]	Rep. Scott Peters [D-CA]	Rep. Frederica Wilson [D-FL]
Rep. Abigail Spanberger [D-VA]	Rep. Harley Rouda [D-CA]	Rep. Lauren Underwood [D-IL]	Rep. Antonio Delgado [D-NY]
Rep. Suzanne Lee [D-NV]	Rep. Lisa Rochester [D-DE]	Rep. Lloyd Doggett [D-TX]	Rep. Jimmy Gomez [D-CA]
Rep. Debbie Dingell [D-MI]	Rep. Donna Shalala [D-FL]	Rep. Lois Frankel [D-FL]	Rep. Anna Eshoo [D-CA]
Rep. Albio Sires [D-NJ]	Rep. Darren Soto [D-FL]	Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX]	Rep. William Keating [D-MA]
Rep. Haley Stevens [D-MI]	Rep. Terri Sewell [D-AL]	Rep. David Trone [D-MD]	Rep. Max Rose [D-NY]
Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick [D-AZ]	Rep. John Larson [D-CT]	Rep. John Lewis [D-GA]	Rep. Pramila Jayapal [D-WA]
Rep. Sylvia Garcia [D-TX]	Rep. Joe Courtney [D-CT]	Rep. Linda Sanchez [D-CA]	Rep. Val Demings [D-FL]
Rep. Stephanie Murphy [D-FL]	Rep. Madeleine Dean [D-PA]	Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]	Rep. Mike Thompson [D-CA]
Rep. Bobby Rush [D-IL]	Rep. Joseph Morelle [D-NY]	Rep. Katie Hill [D-CA]	Rep. Brian Higgins [D-NY]
Rep. Susan Davis [D-CA]	Rep. Julia Brownley [D-CA]	Rep. Bill Pascrell [D-NJ]	Rep. Elissa Slotkin [D-MI]
Rep. Eliot Engel [D-NY]	Rep. Andy Kim [D-NJ]	Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR]	Rep. Jahana Hayes [D-CT]
Rep. TJ Cox [D-CA]	Rep. Mark Takano [D-CA]	Rep. Jimmy Panetta [D-CA]	Rep. Daniel Kildee [D-MI]
Rep. Tom Malinowski [D-NJ]	Rep. Andy Levin [D-MI]	Rep. Jared Golden [D-ME]	Rep. Jeff Van Drew [R-NJ]
Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell [D-FL]	Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]	Rep. Adriano Espaillat [D-NY]	Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]
Rep. Chellie Pingree [D-ME]	Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]	Rep. Gregorio Sablan [D-MP]	Rep. Thomas Suozzi [D-NY]
Rep. Ron Kind [D-WI]	Rep. Eddie Johnson [D-TX]	Rep. Michael Doyle [D-PA]	Rep. Doris Matsui [D-CA]
Rep. Jason Crow [D-CO]	Rep. Katherine Clark [D-MA]	Rep. Denny Heck [D-WA]	Rep. Christopher Pappas [D-NH]
Rep. Suzanne Bonamici [D-OR]	Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL]	Rep. John Sarbanes [D-MD]	Rep. Jackie Speier [D-CA]
Rep. Paul Tonko [D-NY]	Rep. C.A. Ruppersberger [D-MD]	Rep. Theodore Deutch [D-FL]	Rep. Rosa DeLauro [D-CT]
Rep. Jamie Raskin [D-MD]	Rep. Nanette Barragan [D-CA]	Rep. Grace Napolitano [D-CA]	Rep. Ami Bera [D-CA]
Rep. Mark DeSaulnier [D-CA]	Rep. Chrissy Houlahan [D-PA]	Rep. Sharice Davids [D-KS]	Rep. Hakeem Jeffries [D-NY]
Rep. Jennifer Wexton [D-VA]	Rep. Derek Kilmer [D-WA]	Rep. Salud Carbajal [D-CA]	Rep. Donald Norcross [D-NJ]
Rep. Adam Smith [D-WA]	Rep. Steven Horsford [D-NV]	Rep. Ilhan Omar [D-MN]	Rep. Judy Chu [D-CA]
Rep. John Yarmuth [D-KY]	Rep. Tony Cardenas [D-CA]	Rep. Sean Casten [D-IL]	Rep. Peter DeFazio [D-OR]
Rep. Dean Phillips [D-MN]	Rep. John Garamendi [D-CA]	Rep. Mike Quigley [D-IL]	Rep. Elijah Cummings [D-MD]
Rep. Alma Adams [D-NC]	Rep. Alan Lowenthal [D-CA]	Rep. Mike Levin [D-CA]	Rep. Maxine Waters [D-CA]
Rep. Joseph Kennedy [D-MA]	Rep. Rick Larsen [D-WA]	Rep. Mark Pocan [D-WI]	Rep. Donald McEachin [D-VA]
Rep. Joseph Neguse [D-CO]	Rep. Veronica Escobar [D-TX]	Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]	Rep. Donald Payne [D-NJ]
Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon [D-PA]	Rep. Danny Davis [D-IL]	Rep. Matthew Cartwright [D-PA]	Rep. Ro Khanna [D-CA]
Rep. Kurt Schrader [D-OR]	Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D-NY]	Rep. Bradley Schneider [D-IL]	Rep. Kathleen Rice [D-NY]
Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz [D-FL]	Rep. Abby Finkenauer [D-IA]	Rep. Gerald Connolly [D-VA]	Rep. Bonnie Coleman [D-NJ]
Rep. Ayanna Pressley [D-MA]	Rep. David Cicilline [D-RI]	Rep. Suzan DelBene [D-WA]	Rep. Ruben Gallego [D-AZ]
Rep. Seth Moulton [D-MA]	Rep. James Langevin [D-RI]	Rep. Henry Johnson [D-GA]	Rep. Elaine Luria [D-VA]
Rep. James Himes [D-CT]	Rep. Katie Porter [D-CA]	Rep. Ed Case [D-HI]	Rep. David Price [D-NC]
Rep. Anthony Brown [D-MD]	Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA]	Rep. Henry Cuellar [D-TX]	Rep. Betty McCollum [D-MN]
Rep. Jesus Garcia [D-IL]	Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]	Rep. Pete Aguilar [D-CA]

History

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-03-27	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2019-03-26	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2019-03-26	House	Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Education and Labor, 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.
2019-03-26	House	Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Education and Labor, 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.
2019-03-26	House	Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Education and Labor, 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.
2019-03-26	House	Introduced in House

Same As/Similar To

HB986 (Related) 2019-05-15 - Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 90.
HB987 (Related) 2019-05-20 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
HB1010 (Related) 2019-05-10 - Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 29.
HB1385 (Related) 2019-05-03 - Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 27.
HB1386 (Related) 2019-05-03 - Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 28.
HB1425 (Related) 2020-09-08 - Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 523.
HB1868 (Related) 2019-03-26 - Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
HB1870 (Related) 2019-03-26 - Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
SB455 (Related) 2019-02-12 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
SB466 (Related) 2019-02-13 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
HR357 (Similar To) 2019-05-09 - Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
HR377 (Similar To) 2019-05-15 - Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
SB1556 (Related) 2019-05-21 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
SB1905 (Similar To) 2019-06-19 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
HR1017 (Similar To) 2020-06-25 - Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.