US Congress Senate Bill 4675 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on September 23 2020 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2020-10-23 - Motion to proceed to measure considered in Senate.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Adds, among other provisions, requirements to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 for private health insurance plans with respect to preexisting conditions, guaranteed enrollment, and discrimination based on health-related factors.Specifically, the bill prohibits private health insurance plans from (1) limiting or excluding benefits covering preexisting conditions; (2) denying enrollment to employers or individual applicants, subject to specified limits; (3) establishing rules for eligibility based on an individual's health status; or (4) requiring an individual to a pay higher premium than similarly situated individuals enrolled in the plan based the individual's health status.Additionally, the bill prohibits plans from collecting genetic information in connection with issuing health insurance and provides requirements for workplace wellness programs connected to health insurance.takes effect one day after enactment.

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Sen. Thom Tillis [R-NC]

2020-10-20 - Senate - Motion to table the motion to proceed to the measure rejected in Senate RC# 204 (Y: 45 N: 52 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [FAIL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-10-23	Senate	Motion to proceed to measure considered in Senate.
2020-10-20	Senate	Motion to table the motion to proceed to the measure rejected in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 45 - 52. Record Vote Number: 204.
2020-10-20	Senate	Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (CR S6318)
2020-10-20	Senate	Motion to proceed to consideration of measure withdrawn in Senate. (CR S6318)
2020-10-19	Senate	Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (CR S6051)
2020-10-01	Senate	Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (CR S6011)
2020-09-24	Senate	Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 554.
2020-09-23	Senate	Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.

HB692 (Related) 2019-01-25 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
HB4159 (Related) 2019-08-05 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
SB1125 (Related) 2019-04-10 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
SB4796 (Related) 2020-10-05 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
HB8527 (Related) 2020-10-02 - Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Education and Labor, the Judiciary, Oversight and Reform, House Administration, Rules, the Budget, and Armed Services, 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.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/4675/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s4675/BILLS-116s4675pcs.pdf
Roll Call	https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1162/vote_116_2_00204.htm