HR 1549 113th Congress House Health Appropriations Comprehensive health care Government trust funds Health care costs and insurance Health care coverage and access Health programs administration and funding

Helping Sick Americans Now Act

Introduced: April 15, 2013 See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 9 steps

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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

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.

What's happening now April 24, 2013

Rule H. Res. 175 passed House.

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