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HR 5410 114th Congress House

Health Coverage State Flexibility Act of 2016

Official title: To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to better align the grace period required for non-payment of premiums before discontinuing coverage und… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to better align the grace period required for non-payment of premiums before discontinuing coverage under qualified health plans with such grace periods provided for under State law.

Introduced: June 22, 2016 See on congress.gov
Health Health care costs and insuranceHealth care coverage and accessState and local government operations
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 16, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jun 8, 2016
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jun 8, 2016
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 16, 2016

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Health Coverage State Flexibility Act of 2016

This bill amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to revise the grace period that health insurers must provide to recipients of premium subsidies before discontinuing health coverage for nonpayment of premiums. The grace period is shortened from 3 months to 30 days unless state law includes an applicable grace period.
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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 12
All 12 Republican 6
Roskam, Peter
· Nov 29, 2016
Hensarling, Jeb
· Nov 14, 2016
Rice, Tom
· Nov 14, 2016
 R
Cramer, Kevin
North Dakota · Sep 28, 2016
 R
Wagner, Ann
Missouri · Sep 26, 2016
CULBERSON, JOHN
· Sep 21, 2016
 R
Fleischmann, Charles J. "Chuck"
Tennessee · Sep 20, 2016
Collins, Chris
· Sep 8, 2016
 R
Guthrie, Brett
Kentucky · Sep 8, 2016
 R
Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Jul 6, 2016
Pittenger, Robert
· Jun 22, 2016
 R
Sessions, Pete
Texas · Jun 22, 2016
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5410: Health Coverage State Flexibility Act of 2016. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5410/
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"H.R. 5410: Health Coverage State Flexibility Act of 2016." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5410/.
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H.R. 5410, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5410/.
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