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H.R. 5155 115th Congress House

Undo Sabotage and Expand Affordability of Health Insurance Act of 2018

Official title: To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to improve affordability of, undo sabotage with respect to, and increase access to health insurance coverage, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 5, 2018 Introduced by: Frank Pallone, Jr. Democratic · New Jersey See on congress.gov
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Mar 13, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 9, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 5, 2018
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Education and the Workforce, 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 5, 2018
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 13, 2018

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Undo Sabotage and Expand Affordability of Health Insurance Act of 2018

This bill makes a series of changes relating to health insurance coverage, costs, and funding mechanisms. Among other things, the bill expands requirements relating to coverage of preexisting conditions to include short-term, limited-duration insurance and also establishes a national reinsurance program.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 6479 Stop Junk Health Plans Act of 2018
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 5
 Cosponsors 44
All 44 Democratic 42
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Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Dec 19, 2018
 D
Aguilar, Pete
California · Sep 10, 2018
 D
Boyle, Brendan F.
Pennsylvania · Sep 10, 2018
 D
DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Sep 10, 2018
 D
Larsen, Rick
Washington · Aug 10, 2018
 D
Moulton, Seth
Massachusetts · Aug 10, 2018
 D
Brownley, Julia
California · Jul 26, 2018
 D
Carbajal, Salud O.
California · Jul 26, 2018
 D
Ruiz, Raul
California · Jul 26, 2018
 D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · Jul 26, 2018
 D
Bera, Ami
California · Jul 25, 2018
 D
Himes, James A.
Connecticut · Jul 25, 2018
 D
Peters, Scott H.
California · Jul 25, 2018
 D
Sewell, Terri A.
Alabama · Jul 25, 2018
 D
Suozzi, Thomas R.
New York · Jul 25, 2018
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Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Jul 25, 2018
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DelBene, Suzan K.
Washington · Jun 28, 2018
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Castor, Kathy
Florida · Jun 7, 2018
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Khanna, Ro
California · May 25, 2018
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · May 25, 2018
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Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · May 25, 2018
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Larson, John B.
Connecticut · May 3, 2018
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Sánchez, Linda T.
California · May 3, 2018
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Apr 16, 2018
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Apr 16, 2018
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Mar 21, 2018
CROWLEY, JOSEPH
· Mar 21, 2018
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DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Mar 21, 2018
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Mar 21, 2018
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Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Mar 14, 2018
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Dingell, Debbie
Michigan · Mar 14, 2018
Hanabusa, Colleen
· Mar 14, 2018
 D
Keating, William R.
Massachusetts · Mar 14, 2018
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Lofgren, Zoe
California · Mar 14, 2018
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Luján, Ben Ray
New Mexico · Mar 14, 2018
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Matsui, Doris O.
California · Mar 14, 2018
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Mar 14, 2018
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Mar 14, 2018
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Mar 14, 2018
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Takano, Mark
California · Mar 14, 2018
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Tonko, Paul
New York · Mar 14, 2018
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Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Mar 14, 2018
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Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Mar 5, 2018
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Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Mar 5, 2018
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5155: Undo Sabotage and Expand Affordability of Health Insurance Act of 2018. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5155/
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"H.R. 5155: Undo Sabotage and Expand Affordability of Health Insurance Act of 2018." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5155/.
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