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Protecting Americans with Pre-existing Conditions Act of 2021

Introduced: March 23, 2021 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Mar 24, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 23, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 23, 2021
Introduced in House
Mar 23, 2021
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on 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.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Protecting Americans with Pre-Existing Conditions Act of 2021

This bill nullifies specified guidance and final rule provisions pertaining to Section 1332 waivers (also known as State Innovation Waivers or State Relief and Empowerment Waivers) issued by the Department of the Treasury and the Department of Health and Human Services. The provisions allow states to forego certain requirements of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act in order to implement experimental plans for health care coverage, as long as the resulting coverage meets certain statutory criteria.

The provisions, which supersede earlier guidance from 2015, alter agency interpretation of how states may satisfy the statutory criteria for waiver approval. For example, the provisions (1) redefine acceptable coverage under such waivers to include short-term, limited-duration insurance and association health plans; (2) allow the comprehensiveness and affordability of coverage under such waivers to be assessed based on projected availability, rather than enrollment; and (3) allow the level of coverage to be assessed based on the effects over the entire course of the waiver, rather than per year.

What's happening now March 24, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 779 Identical bill Protecting Americans with Pre-Existing Conditions Act of 2021
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
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Beyer, Donald S.
Virginia · Mar 23, 2021
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Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Mar 23, 2021
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2149: Protecting Americans with Pre-existing Conditions Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-2149/
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"H.R. 2149: Protecting Americans with Pre-existing Conditions Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-2149/.
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H.R. 2149, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-2149/.
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[H.R. 2149: Protecting Americans with Pre-existing Conditions Act of 2021](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-2149/)
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