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S. 1400 116th Congress Senate

SAVE Act

Official title: A bill to amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to preserve the option of States to implement health care marketplaces, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 9, 2019 See on congress.gov
Health Health care costs and insuranceHealth care coverage and accessHealth programs administration and fundingState and local government operations
This bill died when the 116th Congress ended
It never became law before the 116th Congress (2019–2020) 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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May 9, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
May 9, 2019
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action May 9, 2019

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

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

State Allowance for a Variety of Exchanges Act or the SAVE Act

This bill allows the Department of Health and Human Services to award grants to support the establishment of state-based health insurance exchanges in those states that have not already elected to do so. A state that receives a grant must ensure that the resulting exchange is self-sustaining by 2024.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1400: SAVE Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1400/
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"S. 1400: SAVE Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1400/.
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S. 1400, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1400/.
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