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US HR2294

US HR2294
Association Health Plans Act of 2019


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Introduced
04/12/2019
In Committee
04/12/2019
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

116th Congress

Bill Summary

A BILL To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to establish additional criteria for determining when employers may join together in a group or association of employers that will be treated as an employer under section 3(5) of such Act for purposes of sponsoring a group health plan, and for other purposes. 1

AI Summary

This bill amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) to establish additional criteria for determining when employers may join together in a group or association (known as an "association health plan") that will be treated as an employer for the purpose of sponsoring a group health plan. The key provisions include: allowing small businesses to band together to obtain affordable and comprehensive health coverage; requiring association health plans to comply with certain consumer protections and nondiscrimination rules; clarifying that self-employed individuals can be considered both an "employer" and an "employee" for the purposes of participating in an association health plan; and specifying the effective dates for different types of association health plans. The bill aims to expand access to affordable and high-quality health plans for small businesses and self-employed Americans.

Committee Categories

Education

Sponsors (24)

Last Action

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. (on 04/12/2019)

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