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HR 1189 114th Congress House

Preserving Employee Wellness Programs Act

Official title: To clarify rules relating to nondiscriminatory employer wellness programs as such programs relate to premium discounts, rebates, or modifications to otherwise … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To clarify rules relating to nondiscriminatory employer wellness programs as such programs relate to premium discounts, rebates, or modifications to otherwise applicable cost sharing under group health plans.

Introduced: March 2, 2015 See on congress.gov
Health Administrative law and regulatory proceduresDepartment of Health and Human ServicesDepartment of LaborDepartment of the Treasury
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Disability and health-based discriminationEmployee benefits and pensionsGeneticsHealth care costs and insuranceHealth information and medical recordsHealth promotion and preventive care
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This bill died when the 114th Congress ended
It never became law before the 114th Congress (2015–2016) 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.
 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 27, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 24, 2015
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Mar 24, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Mar 2, 2015
Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and 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.
Mar 2, 2015
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 27, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Preserving Employee Wellness Programs Act

This bill declares that a workplace wellness program, by offering a reward to participants, does not violate the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 or title I or II of the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 if the program complies with Public Health Service Act requirements.

Collection of information about a family member's manifested disease or disorder is not considered an unlawful acquisition of genetic information with respect to another family member participating in a workplace wellness program.

This bill takes effect as if enacted on March 23, 2010.
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 Committees of jurisdiction 5
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Walberg, Tim
Michigan · Mar 2, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1189: Preserving Employee Wellness Programs Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1189/
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"H.R. 1189: Preserving Employee Wellness Programs Act." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1189/.
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H.R. 1189, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1189/.
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