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HR 6496 115th Congress House

Continuing Coverage for Preexisting Conditions Act of 2018

Official title: To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to ensure that preexisting condition exclusions with respect to enrollment in health insurance coverage… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to ensure that preexisting condition exclusions with respect to enrollment in health insurance coverage and group health plans continue to be prohibited.

Introduced: July 24, 2018 Introduced by: Joyce, David P. Republican · Ohio See on congress.gov
Health Health care costs and insuranceHealth care coverage and accessInsurance industry and regulation
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Jul 27, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jul 24, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jul 24, 2018
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 27, 2018

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Continuing Coverage for Preexisting Conditions Act of 2018

This bill specifies that if provisions relating to the requirement to maintain minimum essential health care coverage (i.e., the individual mandate) are found to be illegal or are incapable of being enforced, such findings do not affect the validity of other provisions relating to (1) the availability and renewability of coverage, or (2) the prohibitions against discriminatory coverage practices based on preexisting conditions or health status.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Turner, Michael R.
Ohio · Jul 24, 2018
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6496: Continuing Coverage for Preexisting Conditions Act of 2018. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6496/
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"H.R. 6496: Continuing Coverage for Preexisting Conditions Act of 2018." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6496/.
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H.R. 6496, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6496/.
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