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HR 5801 117th Congress House

HELP Copays Act

Official title: To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to apply additional payments, discounts, and other financial assistance towards the cost-sharing requirem… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to apply additional payments, discounts, and other financial assistance towards the cost-sharing requirements of health insurance plans, and for other purposes.

Introduced: November 1, 2021 See on congress.gov
Health Health care costs and insurance
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Nov 2, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Nov 1, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Nov 1, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Latest action November 2, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Help Ensure Lower Patient Copays Act or the HELP Copays Act

This bill requires health insurance plans to apply certain payments made by, or on behalf of, a plan enrollee toward a plan's cost-sharing requirements. Specifically, plans must apply third-party payments, financial assistance, discounts, product vouchers, and other reductions in out-of-pocket expenses toward the requirements.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 57
All 57 Democratic 39 Republican 3
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Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Oct 25, 2022
 D
Castor, Kathy
Florida · Sep 30, 2022
O'Halleran, Tom
· Sep 28, 2022
Kilmer, Derek
· Sep 19, 2022
 D
Tonko, Paul
New York · Sep 13, 2022
 D
Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Sep 2, 2022
 D
Garamendi, John
California · Aug 12, 2022
 D
Kim, Andy
New Jersey · Aug 12, 2022
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Aug 12, 2022
Phillips, Dean
· Aug 2, 2022
 D
Lieu, Ted
California · Jul 27, 2022
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Jul 27, 2022
Cicilline, David
· Jul 26, 2022
 D
Morelle, Joseph D.
New York · Jul 26, 2022
ROYBAL-ALLARD, LUCILLE
· Jul 15, 2022
 D
Carter, Troy A.
Louisiana · Jul 14, 2022
 D
Houlahan, Chrissy
Pennsylvania · Jul 13, 2022
 D
Levin, Mike
California · Jul 12, 2022
Allred, Colin
· Jul 11, 2022
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Jul 11, 2022
 D
Craig, Angie
Minnesota · Jul 5, 2022
 D
Aguilar, Pete
California · Jun 23, 2022
 D
Sewell, Terri A.
Alabama · Jun 23, 2022
 D
Dean, Madeleine
Pennsylvania · Jun 17, 2022
 D
DeSaulnier, Mark
California · May 19, 2022
 D
Evans, Dwight
Pennsylvania · May 19, 2022
Jones, Mondaire
· May 12, 2022
Malinowski, Tom
· May 12, 2022
 D
Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · May 12, 2022
 D
Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · May 3, 2022
 D
Adams, Alma S.
North Carolina · Apr 26, 2022
 D
Neguse, Joe
Colorado · Apr 4, 2022
 D
Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Apr 1, 2022
Wild, Susan
· Apr 1, 2022
Sarbanes, John
· Mar 31, 2022
Lawson, Al
· Mar 29, 2022
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Mar 24, 2022
 D
Soto, Darren
Florida · Mar 24, 2022
 D
Gottheimer, Josh
New Jersey · Mar 16, 2022
 D
Krishnamoorthi, Raja
Illinois · Mar 16, 2022
 D
Titus, Dina
Nevada · Mar 16, 2022
Kahele, Kaiali'i
· Mar 9, 2022
 D
Matsui, Doris O.
California · Mar 9, 2022
 D
Ross, Deborah K.
North Carolina · Feb 2, 2022
 D
Barragán, Nanette Diaz
California · Dec 23, 2021
 D
Auchincloss, Jake
Massachusetts · Dec 1, 2021
 R
Grothman, Glenn
Wisconsin · Dec 1, 2021
Spanberger, Abigail
· Nov 18, 2021
 D
Suozzi, Thomas R.
New York · Nov 18, 2021
 D
Gonzalez, Vicente
Texas · Nov 3, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5801: HELP Copays Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5801/
MLA
"H.R. 5801: HELP Copays Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5801/.
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H.R. 5801, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5801/.
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[H.R. 5801: HELP Copays Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5801/)
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