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HR 984 112th Congress House

Health Care Waiver Fairness Act of 2011

Official title: To amend title I of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to provide for a process for waiver of requirements of that title where the requirement is a… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title I of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to provide for a process for waiver of requirements of that title where the requirement is asserted to otherwise result in a significant decrease in access to coverage or significant increase in premiums or other costs.

Introduced: March 15, 2011 See on congress.gov
Health Administrative remediesComprehensive health careDepartment of Health and Human ServicesDepartment of Labor
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Mar 21, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Mar 21, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
Mar 14, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 9, 2011
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Education and the Workforce, 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 9, 2011
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 21, 2011

Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Health Care Waiver Fairness Act of 2011 - Amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), the Secretary of Labor, and the Secretary of Treasury to establish waiver processes under which the administrator of a health plan, an employer, an individual, or other entity may seek to waive the application of a health insurance coverage requirement under PPACA. Sets forth PPACA requirements that may be waived, including those related to minimum essential coverage and employers offering health care coverage to employees.

Establishes requirements for the waiver process, including requiring submission of a statement describing how the imposition of the PPACA requirement would result in a significant decrease in access to coverage or a significant increase in premiums or other costs for such plan, employer, individual, or entity. Deems to be approved any waiver including such a statement.

Requires the Secretary of HHS to conduct a public awareness campaign of the waiver process with funds made available for the Prevention and Public Health Fund.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 7
 Cosponsors 53
All 53 Republican 16
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DesJarlais, Scott
Tennessee · Nov 15, 2011
Jenkins, Lynn
· Sep 14, 2011
Farenthold, Blake
· May 5, 2011
Shuster, Bill
· May 5, 2011
Austria, Steve
· Apr 14, 2011
 R
Crawford, Eric A. "Rick"
Arkansas · Apr 7, 2011
 R
Stutzman, Marlin A.
Indiana · Apr 7, 2011
Conaway, K.
· Apr 4, 2011
MILLER, GARY
· Apr 4, 2011
Yoder, Kevin
· Apr 4, 2011
Coffman, Mike
· Mar 31, 2011
 R
Scott, Austin
Georgia · Mar 31, 2011
Tipton, Scott
· Mar 31, 2011
 R
Walberg, Tim
Michigan · Mar 31, 2011
Olson, Pete
· Mar 30, 2011
REHBERG, DENNY
· Mar 30, 2011
Mack, Connie
· Mar 29, 2011
Rokita, Todd
· Mar 29, 2011
 R
Sessions, Pete
Texas · Mar 29, 2011
 R
Cassidy, Bill
Louisiana · Mar 15, 2011
 R
Griffith, H. Morgan
Virginia · Mar 15, 2011
 R
Guthrie, Brett
Kentucky · Mar 15, 2011
Harper, Gregg
· Mar 15, 2011
Lance, Leonard
· Mar 15, 2011
Pearce, Stevan
· Mar 15, 2011
SHIMKUS, JOHN
· Mar 15, 2011
Sullivan, John
· Mar 15, 2011
WALDEN, GREG
· Mar 15, 2011
WHITFIELD, EDWARD
· Mar 15, 2011
Barletta, Lou
· Mar 14, 2011
Black, Diane
· Mar 14, 2011
 R
Buchanan, Vern
Florida · Mar 14, 2011
 R
Huizenga, Bill
Michigan · Mar 14, 2011
LATOURETTE, STEVEN
· Mar 14, 2011
 R
McClintock, Tom
California · Mar 14, 2011
McCotter, Thaddeus
· Mar 14, 2011
Murphy, Tim
· Mar 14, 2011
Ross, Dennis
· Mar 14, 2011
STEARNS, CLIFF
· Mar 14, 2011
 R
Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Mar 14, 2011
Hultgren, Randy
· Mar 11, 2011
MYRICK, SUE
· Mar 11, 2011
 R
Rogers, Mike D.
Alabama · Mar 11, 2011
DUNCAN, JOHN
· Mar 10, 2011
McHenry, Patrick
· Mar 10, 2011
UPTON, FRED
· Mar 10, 2011
 R
Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Mar 9, 2011
Boren, Dan
· Mar 9, 2011
Flores, Bill
· Mar 9, 2011
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Harris, Andy
Maryland · Mar 9, 2011
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 984: Health Care Waiver Fairness Act of 2011. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-984/
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