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S 1735 113th Congress Senate

Self-Insurance Protection Act

Official title: A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from the d… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from the definition of health insurance coverage certain medical stop-loss insurance obtained by certain plan sponsors of group health plans.

Introduced: November 19, 2013 See on congress.gov
Health Employee benefits and pensionsHealth care costs and insuranceInsurance industry and regulation
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It never became law before the 113th Congress (2013–2014) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Nov 19, 2013
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Nov 19, 2013
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action November 19, 2013

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Self-Insurance Protection Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), and the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from the definition of "health insurance coverage" a stop loss policy obtained by a self-insured health plan or a plan sponsor of a group health plan that self-insures the health risks of its plan participants to reimburse the plan or sponsor for losses incurred in providing health or medical benefits to such plan participants in excess of a predetermined level set forth in the stop loss policy.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 3462 Identical bill Self-Insurance Protection Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Republican 7
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Thune, John
South Dakota · Nov 21, 2013
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Barrasso, John
Wyoming · Nov 19, 2013
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Boozman, John
Arkansas · Nov 19, 2013
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Cornyn, John
Texas · Nov 19, 2013
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Crapo, Mike
Idaho · Nov 19, 2013
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McConnell, Mitch
Kentucky · Nov 19, 2013
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Risch, James E.
Idaho · Nov 19, 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1735: Self-Insurance Protection Act. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-1735/
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"S. 1735: Self-Insurance Protection Act." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-1735/.
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S. 1735, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-1735/.
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