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Small Business Health Insurance Relief Act of 2002

Introduced: March 20, 2002 See on congress.gov
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Apr 2, 2002
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 20, 2002
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on 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.
Mar 20, 2002
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Small Business Health Insurance Relief Act of 2002 - Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make incentive payments to States that provide uninsured employees health insurance coverage as part of an approved waiver application under the Social Security Act (where States are permitted to use Medicaid program or State children's health insurance program (SCHIP) funds for experimental projects).

Requires that such health insurance coverage be provided: (1) without regard to health status, preexisting condition, or location of residency within a State; (2) through employer-sponsored health insurance or by buying into Medicaid or SCHIP; (3) at a specified level of actuarial equivalence; and (4) for a nominal amount of an employee's income.

Limits eligibility to lawful U.S. residents (and their spouses and dependents) who are otherwise not entitled to benefits under the Medicaid or SCHIP and are employed by a small business that does not offer affordable (or any) health insurance.

What's happening now April 2, 2002

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Apr 15, 2002
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Apr 15, 2002
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4021: Small Business Health Insurance Relief Act of 2002. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-4021/
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"H.R. 4021: Small Business Health Insurance Relief Act of 2002." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-4021/.
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H.R. 4021, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-4021/.
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