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HR 2851 108th Congress House Health Collective bargaining Commerce Employee health benefits Finance and Financial Sector Health insurance Labor and Employment Labor contracts Small business

To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to improve the affordability of health insurance coverage for small employers.

Introduced: July 24, 2003 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Aug 8, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jul 24, 2003
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jul 24, 2003
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Public Health Service Act to remove language requiring, subject to certain provisions, health insurance issuers that offer health insurance coverage in the small group market in a State to accept every small employer that applies for such coverage.

What's happening now August 8, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 2
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Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Feb 24, 2004
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Sessions, Pete
Texas · Jul 24, 2003
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2851: To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to improve the affordability of health insurance coverage for small employers.. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-2851/
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"H.R. 2851: To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to improve the affordability of health insurance coverage for small employers.." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-2851/.
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H.R. 2851, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-2851/.
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[H.R. 2851: To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to improve the affordability of health insurance coverage for small employers.](https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-2851/)
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