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HR 1549 113th Congress House

Helping Sick Americans Now Act

Official title: To amend Public Law 111-148 to transfer fiscal year 2013 through fiscal year 2016 funds from the Prevention and Public Health Fund to carry out the temporary h… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend Public Law 111-148 to transfer fiscal year 2013 through fiscal year 2016 funds from the Prevention and Public Health Fund to carry out the temporary high risk health insurance pool program for individuals with preexisting conditions, and to extend access to such program to such individuals who have had creditable coverage during the 6 months prior to application for coverage through such program.

Introduced: April 15, 2013 See on congress.gov
Health AppropriationsComprehensive health careGovernment trust fundsHealth care costs and insurance
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Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 24, 2013
Rule H. Res. 175 passed House.
Apr 23, 2013
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 175 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 1549 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order.
Apr 19, 2013
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 28.
Apr 19, 2013
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 113-45.
Apr 17, 2013
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 27 - 20.
Apr 17, 2013
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Apr 16, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Apr 15, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Apr 15, 2013
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 24, 2013

Rule H. Res. 175 passed House.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Helping Sick Americans Now Act - Amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to transfer from the Prevention and Public Health Fund any unobligated funds which are attributable to FY2013 and any funds that would otherwise be made available to the Fund for FY2014-FY2016 to a Department of Health and Human Services account to carry out the temporary high risk health insurance pool program (a program to provide health insurance coverage to eligible individuals with a preexisting condition). Requires such funds to be available for obligation on the date of enactment of this Act and to remain available through December 31, 2013.

Eliminates the eligibility requirement for the temporary high risk pool which prohibits an individual from having creditable coverage (health coverage) for six months before applying for coverage through the pool.

Requires the Secretary to administer the temporary high risk pool in accordance with current regulations governing the operation of the pool, except as necessary to reflect amendments made by this Act.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HRES 175 Procedurally related Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1549) to amend Public Law 111-148 to transfer fiscal year 2013 through fi…
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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 12
All 12 Republican 5
R
Latta, Robert E.
Ohio · Apr 18, 2013
 R
Sessions, Pete
Texas · Apr 18, 2013
 R
Cassidy, Bill
Louisiana · Apr 17, 2013
HALL, RALPH
· Apr 17, 2013
Long, Billy
· Apr 17, 2013
TERRY, LEE
· Apr 17, 2013
WALDEN, GREG
· Apr 17, 2013
 R
Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Apr 16, 2013
Harper, Gregg
· Apr 16, 2013
Lance, Leonard
· Apr 16, 2013
WHITFIELD, EDWARD
· Apr 16, 2013
 R
Wagner, Ann
Missouri · Apr 15, 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1549: Helping Sick Americans Now Act. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1549/
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"H.R. 1549: Helping Sick Americans Now Act." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1549/.
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H.R. 1549, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1549/.
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