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HCONRES 246 103th Congress House Health Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Congress Discrimination in insurance Finance and Financial Sector Health care reform Health insurance Insurance premiums Insurance rates Legislation

Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the denial or limitation of health insurance coverage or benefits on the basis of preexisting medical conditions.

Introduced: May 5, 1994 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
May 25, 1994
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Consumer Protection and Competitiveness.
May 25, 1994
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
May 10, 1994
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 5, 1994
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
May 5, 1994
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
May 5, 1994
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses the sense of the Congress that any legislation enacted to provide for national health care reform should: (1) prohibit the denial of health insurance coverage to, or limitation of coverage or benefits for, any individual or family on the basis of a preexisting medical condition; (2) prohibit charging an unreasonable amount for such coverage and benefits on the basis of a preexisting medical condition; and (3) include among the individuals and families protected by such prohibitions those who wish to acquire health insurance coverage and benefits from an entity other than their current health care provider.

What's happening now May 25, 1994

Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Consumer Protection and Competitiveness.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 5
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 7 Independent 1
D
Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Jul 20, 1994
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jul 20, 1994
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Jul 20, 1994
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Jul 20, 1994
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Jul 20, 1994
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Jul 20, 1994
 D
Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Jun 21, 1994
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Jun 21, 1994
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 246: Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the denial or limitation of health insurance coverage or benefits on the basis of preexisting medical conditions.. 103rd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HCONRES-246/
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"H. Con. Res. 246: Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the denial or limitation of health insurance coverage or benefits on the basis of preexisting medical conditions.." 103rd Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HCONRES-246/.
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H. Con. Res. 246, 103rd Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HCONRES-246/.
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[H. Con. Res. 246: Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the denial or limitation of health insurance coverage or benefits on the basis of preexisting medical conditions.](https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HCONRES-246/)
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