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Ensuring Coverage for Patients with Pre-Existing Conditions Act

Introduced: August 23, 2018 Introduced by: Tillis, Thomas Republican · North Carolina See on congress.gov
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Aug 23, 2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Aug 23, 2018
Introduced in Senate
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Ensuring Coverage for Patients with Pre-Existing Conditions Act

This bill establishes provisions under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 relating to the guaranteed availability of health insurance coverage as well as prohibitions against discriminatory practices based on preexisting conditions or health status.

What's happening now August 23, 2018

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 11
All 11 Republican 11
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Hyde-Smith, Cindy
Mississippi · Nov 13, 2018
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Hoeven, John
North Dakota · Sep 4, 2018
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Sullivan, Dan
Alaska · Sep 4, 2018
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Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Aug 27, 2018
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Barrasso, John
Wyoming · Aug 23, 2018
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Cassidy, Bill
Louisiana · Aug 23, 2018
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Ernst, Joni
Iowa · Aug 23, 2018
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Graham, Lindsey
South Carolina · Aug 23, 2018
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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Aug 23, 2018
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Murkowski, Lisa
Alaska · Aug 23, 2018
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Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · Aug 23, 2018
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3388: Ensuring Coverage for Patients with Pre-Existing Conditions Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-3388/
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"S. 3388: Ensuring Coverage for Patients with Pre-Existing Conditions Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-3388/.
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S. 3388, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-3388/.
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