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Introduced
01/14/2025
01/14/2025
In Committee
01/14/2025
01/14/2025
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
Introduced Session
119th Congress
Bill Summary
A BILL To provide that the rule relating to ‘‘Short-Term, Limited- Duration Insurance and Independent, Noncoordinated Excepted Benefits Coverage’’ (89 Fed. Reg. 23338 (April 3, 2024)) shall have no force or effect.
AI Summary
This bill, titled the "Healthcare Freedom and Choice Act," seeks to nullify a specific federal rule issued on April 3, 2024, by multiple federal agencies (the Internal Revenue Service, Employee Benefits Security Administration, and Health and Human Services Department) regarding Short-Term, Limited-Duration Insurance and Independent, Noncoordinated Excepted Benefits Coverage. By declaring that this particular rule shall have "no force or effect," the bill would effectively prevent the implementation of the agencies' new regulation concerning short-term health insurance plans. Short-term, limited-duration insurance (STLDI) is a type of health insurance typically designed to provide temporary coverage for individuals in transition between health plans, and this bill appears to be challenging recent federal guidelines that would have modified the existing regulations around such insurance products. The bill does not provide extensive details about the specific changes in the original rule but focuses solely on nullifying its legal standing.
Committee Categories
Business and Industry
Sponsors (12)
Buddy Carter (R)*,
Rick Allen (R),
Tom Barrett (R),
Cliff Bentz (R),
Vern Buchanan (R),
Dan Crenshaw (R),
Scott Fitzgerald (R),
Russ Fulcher (R),
Mike Kelly (R),
Julia Letlow (R),
Lloyd Smucker (R),
Rudy Yakym (R),
Last Action
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Workforce, and Ways and Means, 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. (on 01/14/2025)
Official Document
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/379/all-info |
| BillText | https://www.congress.gov/119/bills/hr379/BILLS-119hr379ih.pdf |
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