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HR 552 115th Congress House

Affordable Limited Health Coverage Act

Official title: To prohibit implementation of the revised definition of short-term, limited duration insurance in order to permit such insurance to provide up to 12 months of coverage.

Introduced: January 13, 2017 See on congress.gov
Health Administrative law and regulatory proceduresCongressional oversightDepartment of Health and Human ServicesDepartment of Labor
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Department of the TreasuryHealth care costs and insuranceHealth care coverage and accessInternal Revenue Service (IRS)
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This bill died when the 115th Congress ended
It never became law before the 115th Congress (2017–2018) 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.
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Feb 1, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jan 13, 2017
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, 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.
Jan 13, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 1, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Affordable Limited Health Coverage Act

This bill prohibits the Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of the Treasury, and the Department of Labor from implementing the rule entitled "Excepted Benefits; Lifetime and Annual Limits; and Short-Term, Limited-Duration Insurance" as the rule relates to short-term, limited duration insurance. The departments must use the definition of "short-term, limited duration insurance" in use immediately prior to publication of the rule. (The rule requires the duration of short-term, limited-duration insurance to be less than three months, including renewals. Previously, such insurance was required to expire less than 12 months after its effective date.)
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 552: Affordable Limited Health Coverage Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-552/
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"H.R. 552: Affordable Limited Health Coverage Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-552/.
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H.R. 552, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-552/.
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