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HR 1592 115th Congress House

Holding Health Insurers Harmless Act

Official title: To remove penalties for health insurers under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010.

Introduced: November 1, 2017 See on congress.gov
Health Civil actions and liabilityHealth care costs and insuranceHealth care coverage and accessInsurance industry and regulation
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 17, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 16, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Mar 16, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 17, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Holding Health Insurers Harmless Act

This bill exempts health insurers and group health plan sponsors from penalties for offering coverage or plans that fail to comply with the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010. Coverage and plans must continue to comply with: (1) the prohibition on excluding preexisting conditions from coverage, and (2) the requirement for coverage of dependent children to be available until the dependent turns 26 years old.
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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Republican 7
R
Babin, Brian
Texas · Nov 6, 2017
 R
Budd, Ted
North Carolina · Nov 1, 2017
Collins, Doug
· Nov 1, 2017
 R
Sessions, Pete
Texas · Nov 1, 2017
 R
Wagner, Ann
Missouri · Nov 1, 2017
 R
Weber, Randy K. Sr.
Texas · Nov 1, 2017
Brat, Dave
· Oct 23, 2017
 R
DesJarlais, Scott
Tennessee · Oct 23, 2017
 R
Harris, Andy
Maryland · Oct 23, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1592: Holding Health Insurers Harmless Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1592/
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"H.R. 1592: Holding Health Insurers Harmless Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1592/.
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H.R. 1592, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1592/.
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