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H.R. 4159 116th Congress House

Maintaining Protections for Patients with Preexisting Conditions Act of 2019

Official title: To amend the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act to ensure coverage for individuals with preexisting conditions, and for other purposes.

Introduced: August 2, 2019 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Became law
Aug 5, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Aug 2, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Aug 2, 2019
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Education and Labor, 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.
Aug 2, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Latest action August 5, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Maintaining Protections for Patients with Preexisting Conditions Act of 2019

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; the bill also prohibits related exclusions or limitations of benefits and establishes certain enforcement mechanisms.

 Related & companion bills 5
  • S 1125 Protect Act
  • HR 692 Pre-existing Conditions Protection Act of 2019
  • S 4675 Protect Act
  • S 4796 Fair Care Act of 2020
  • HR 8527 Fair Care Act of 2020
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 5
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Republican 5
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Rutherford, John H.
Florida · Oct 13, 2020
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Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Aug 16, 2019
Herrera Beutler, Jaime
· Aug 2, 2019
 R
Huizenga, Bill
Michigan · Aug 2, 2019
 R
Newhouse, Dan
Washington · Aug 2, 2019
 R
Wagner, Ann
Missouri · Aug 2, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4159: Maintaining Protections for Patients with Preexisting Conditions Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4159/
MLA
"H.R. 4159: Maintaining Protections for Patients with Preexisting Conditions Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4159/.
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H.R. 4159, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4159/.
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