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HR 1664 114th Congress House

Health Insurance Freedom Act of 2015

Official title: To authorize health insurance issuers to continue to offer for sale current group and individual health insurance coverage in satisfaction of the minimum essen… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To authorize health insurance issuers to continue to offer for sale current group and individual health insurance coverage in satisfaction of the minimum essential health insurance coverage requirement, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 3, 2015 See on congress.gov
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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 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 8, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 27, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 26, 2015
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on 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 26, 2015
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 8, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Health Insurance Freedom Act of 2015

Permits a health insurance issuer that had in effect health insurance coverage in the group or individual market on any date during 2013 to continue offering that coverage outside of a health care exchange established under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Treats that coverage as a grandfathered health plan for purposes of an individual meeting the requirement to maintain minimum essential health coverage.

Applies only to coverage in states where the state insurance commissioner elects to apply these provisions.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Republican 5
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Weber, Randy K. Sr.
Texas · Jun 3, 2015
 R
Newhouse, Dan
Washington · May 12, 2015
Hensarling, Jeb
· Apr 29, 2015
 R
Lummis, Cynthia M.
Wyoming · Apr 28, 2015
 R
Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Apr 21, 2015
 R
McClintock, Tom
California · Apr 14, 2015
Messer, Luke
· Apr 14, 2015
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1664: Health Insurance Freedom Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1664/
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"H.R. 1664: Health Insurance Freedom Act of 2015." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1664/.
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H.R. 1664, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1664/.
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[H.R. 1664: Health Insurance Freedom Act of 2015](https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1664/)
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