US HB984 | 2011-2012 | 112th Congress

US Congress House Bill 984 (Prior Session Legislation)

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 84-1)
Status: Introduced on March 9 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-03-21 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Workforce Protections Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Health Care Waiver Fairness Act of 2011 - Amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), the Secretary of Labor, and the Secretary of Treasury to establish waiver processes under which the administrator of a health plan, an employer, an individual, or other entity may seek to waive the application of a health insurance coverage requirement under PPACA. Sets forth PPACA requirements that may be waived, including those related to minimum essential coverage and employers offering health care coverage to employees. Establishes requirements for the waiver process, including requiring submission of a statement describing how the imposition of the PPACA requirement would result in a significant decrease in access to coverage or a significant increase in premiums or other costs for such plan, employer, individual, or entity. Deems to be approved any waiver including such a statement. Requires the Secretary of HHS to conduct a public awareness campaign of the waiver process with funds made available for the Prevention and Public Health Fund.

Title

Health Care Waiver Fairness Act of 2011

Sponsors

Rep. Mike J. Rogers [R-MI]	Rep. Sandy Adams [R-FL]	Rep. Steve Austria [R-OH]	Rep. Michele Bachmann [R-MN]
Rep. Lou Barletta [R-PA]	Rep. Charles Bass [R-NH]	Rep. Dan Benishek [R-MI]	Rep. Diane Black [R-TN]
Sen. Marsha Blackburn [R-TN]	Rep. Dan Boren [D-OK]	Rep. Vern Buchanan [R-FL]	Rep. Larry Bucshon [R-IN]
Rep. Michael Burgess [R-TX]	Sen. Bill Cassidy [R-LA]	Rep. Mike Coffman [R-CO]	Rep. Michael Conaway [R-TX]
Rep. Eric Crawford [R-AR]	Rep. Scott DesJarlais [R-TN]	Rep. John Duncan [R-TN]	Rep. Renee Ellmers [R-NC]
Rep. Blake Farenthold [R-TX]	Rep. Michael Fitzpatrick [R-PA]	Rep. John Fleming [R-LA]	Rep. Bill Flores [R-TX]
Sen. Cory Gardner [R-CO]	Rep. Jim Gerlach [R-PA]	Rep. Bob Gibbs [R-OH]	Rep. Phil Gingrey [R-GA]
Rep. Tim Griffin [R-AR]	Rep. Morgan Griffith [R-VA]	Rep. Michael Grimm [R-NY]	Rep. Frank Guinta [R-NH]
Rep. Brett Guthrie [R-KY]	Rep. Ralph Hall [R-TX]	Rep. Gregg Harper [R-MS]	Rep. Andy Harris [R-MD]
Rep. Bill Huizenga [R-MI]	Rep. Randy Hultgren [R-IL]	Rep. Lynn Jenkins [R-KS]	Rep. Walter Jones [R-NC]
Rep. Leonard Lance [R-NJ]	Rep. Tom Latham [R-IA]	Rep. Steven LaTourette [R-OH]	Rep. Billy Long [R-MO]
Rep. Connie Mack [R-FL]	Rep. Tom McClintock [R-CA]	Rep. Thaddeus McCotter [R-MI]	Rep. Patrick McHenry [R-NC]
Rep. David McKinley [R-WV]	Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers [R-WA]	Rep. Candice Miller [R-MI]	Rep. Gary Miller [R-CA]
Rep. Tim Murphy [R-PA]	Rep. Sue Myrick [R-NC]	Rep. Pete Olson [R-TX]	Rep. Ron Paul [R-TX]
Rep. Stevan Pearce [R-NM]	Rep. Mike Pompeo [R-KS]	Rep. Bill Posey [R-FL]	Rep. Denny Rehberg [R-MT]
Rep. Mike D. Rogers [R-AL]	Rep. Todd Rokita [R-IN]	Rep. Peter Roskam [R-IL]	Rep. Dennis Ross [R-FL]
Rep. Jon Runyan [R-NJ]	Rep. Aaron Schock [R-IL]	Rep. Austin Scott [R-GA]	Rep. Pete Sessions [R-TX]
Rep. John Shimkus [R-IL]	Rep. Bill Shuster [R-PA]	Rep. Cliff Stearns [R-FL]	Rep. Steve Stivers [R-OH]
Rep. Marlin Stutzman [R-IN]	Rep. John Sullivan [R-OK]	Rep. Lee Terry [R-NE]	Rep. Patrick Tiberi [R-OH]
Rep. Scott Tipton [R-CO]	Rep. Fred Upton [R-MI]	Rep. Tim Walberg [R-MI]	Rep. Greg Walden [R-OR]
Rep. Joe Walsh [R-IL]	Rep. Lynn Westmoreland [R-GA]	Rep. Ed Whitfield [R-KY]	Rep. Joe Wilson [R-SC]
Rep. Kevin Yoder [R-KS]

History

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-03-21	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
2011-03-21	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
2011-03-14	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2011-03-14	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2011-03-09	House	Referred to House Education and the Workforce
2011-03-09	House	Referred to House Ways and Means
2011-03-09	House	Referred to House Energy and Commerce
2011-03-09	House	Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Education and the Workforce, 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.