US Congress House Bill 3468 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 10-0)
Status: Introduced on July 31 2009 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2009-09-08 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Promoting Health and Preventing Chronic Disease through Prevention and Wellness Programs for Employees, Communities, and Individuals Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow employers a 50% tax credit for the costs of providing employees with a qualified prevention and wellness program. Defines "qualified prevention and wellness program" as a program that is certified by the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) and that includes three of the following components: a health awareness component, an employee engagement component, a behavioral change component, or a supportive environment component. Terminates such credit after 2017. Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to institute an outreach program to inform businesses about the availability of the prevention and wellness program tax credit. Amends the Public Health Service Act (PHSA) to require the HHS Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to award grants to plan and implement prevention and wellness programs that promote health and wellness and prevent chronic diseases. Requires the HHS Secretary to encourage states to work with insurance companies on ways to promote and incentivize the participation of individuals and families in prevention and wellness programs. Amends PHSA and Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to set forth conditions under which group health plans may establish premium discounts or rebates for modifying copayments or deductibles for participation in a wellness program.

Promoting Health and Preventing Chronic Disease through Prevention and Wellness Programs for Employees, Communities, and Individuals Act of 2009

Rep. Michael Castle [R-DE]	Rep. Ander Crenshaw [R-FL]	Rep. Charles Dent [R-PA]	Rep. Jim Gerlach [R-PA]
Sen. Mark Kirk [R-IL]	Rep. Leonard Lance [R-NJ]	Rep. Christopher Lee [R-NY]	Rep. Frank LoBiondo [R-NJ]
Rep. Todd Platts [R-PA]	Rep. Patrick Tiberi [R-OH]

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-09-08		Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2009-07-31		Referred to House Education and Labor
2009-07-31		Referred to House Ways and Means
2009-07-31		Referred to House Energy and Commerce
2009-07-31		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.

HB3688 (Related) 2009-11-16 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/3468/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/hr3468/BILLS-111hr3468ih.pdf