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Expressing the sense of Congress that any health care reform legislation should preserve the right of bona fide trade and professional associations to continue to offer group health insurance within…

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Expressing the sense of Congress that any health care reform legislation should preserve the right of bona fide trade and professional associations to continue to offer group health insurance within the framework established to expand comprehensive and affordable health insurance and prevent discriminatory insurance practices.

Introduced: June 16, 1994 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 8 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
Jul 19, 1994
Referred to the Subcommittee on Labor-Management Relations.
Jun 30, 1994
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Consumer Protection and Competitiveness.
Jun 30, 1994
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
Jun 20, 1994
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jun 16, 1994
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jun 16, 1994
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jun 16, 1994
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Jun 16, 1994
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses the sense of the Congress that health care reform legislation shall allow bona fide trade and professional associations to continue to provide health insurance to their members, provided they comply with any national reforms which improve access to and affordability of health insurance, such as the provision of a standard benefit package, termination of discriminatory insurance practices, and compliance with any mandated employer responsibilities.

What's happening now July 19, 1994

Referred to the Subcommittee on Labor-Management Relations.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 7
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Jul 26, 1994
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 256: Expressing the sense of Congress that any health care reform legislation should preserve the right of bona fide trade and professional associations to continue to offer group health insurance within the framework established to expand comprehensive and affordable health insurance and prevent discriminatory insurance practices.. 103rd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HCONRES-256/
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"H. Con. Res. 256: Expressing the sense of Congress that any health care reform legislation should preserve the right of bona fide trade and professional associations to continue to offer group health insurance within the framework established to expand comprehensive and affordable health insurance and prevent discriminatory insurance practices.." 103rd Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HCONRES-256/.
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H. Con. Res. 256, 103rd Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HCONRES-256/.
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[H. Con. Res. 256: Expressing the sense of Congress that any health care reform legislation should preserve the right of bona fide trade and professional associations to continue to offer group health insurance within the framework established to expand comprehensive and affordable health insurance and prevent discriminatory insurance practices.](https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HCONRES-256/)
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