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HR 844 112th Congress House Health Comprehensive health care Health care costs and insurance Health care coverage and access State and local government operations

Empowering States to Innovate Act

Introduced: February 28, 2011 Introduced by: Welch, Peter Democratic · Vermont See on congress.gov
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Mar 8, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 4, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 28, 2011
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.
Feb 28, 2011
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Empowering States to Innovate Act - Amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to: (1)  allow states to apply for waivers of certain health insurance coverage requirements in such Act (including requirements for the establishment of qualified health plans and health insurance exchanges) for plan years beginning on or after January 1, 2014 (currently, January 1, 2017), and (2) require the waiver application process to begin not later than 180 days after the enactment of this Act.

What's happening now March 8, 2011

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 844: Empowering States to Innovate Act. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-844/
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"H.R. 844: Empowering States to Innovate Act." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-844/.
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H.R. 844, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-844/.
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