US HB3835 | 2013-2014 | 113th Congress

Status

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: Introduced on January 9 2014 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2014-01-10 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Before Registering for Obamacare, Window Shop Exchanges Act of 2014 or the BROWSE Act of 2014 - Prohibits an American Health Benefit Exchange established pursuant to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act from: (1) requesting personal information of an individual through a website maintained by such Exchange unless such information is necessary to calculate an estimated premium for such individual and such individual has access to compare health care plans offered through such Exchange; or (2) providing to an individual, through such a website, an estimated premium if such premium is calculated prior to the submission by the individual of personal information through the website. Requires such an Exchange to require that any employee who has access to personal information: (1) passes a criminal background check, (2) has not been convicted of a crime, and (3) enters into an agreement not to disclose any such personal information to anyone not authorized to access it.

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Title

Before Registering for Obamacare, Window Shop Exchanges Act of 2014

Sponsors

Rep. Sean Duffy [R-WI]

History

DateChamberAction
2014-01-10HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2014-01-09HouseReferred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
2014-01-09HouseSponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H112-113)

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