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H.R. 984: Health Care Waiver Fairness Act of 2011

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H.R. 984: Health Care Waiver Fairness Act of 2011

112th Congress · introduced 2011-03-09 · Health · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2011-03-09 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Rogers, Mike J. [R-MI-8] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

Health Care Waiver Fairness Act of 2011

Plain summary

Health Care Waiver Fairness Act of 2011 - Amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), the Secretary of Labor, and the Secretary of Treasury to establish waiver processes under which the administrator of a health plan, an employer, an individual, or other entity may seek to waive the application of a health insurance coverage requirement under PPACA. Sets forth PPACA requirements that may be waived, including those related to minimum essential coverage and employers offering health care coverage to employees. Establishes requirements for the waiver process, including requiring submission of a statement describing how the imposition of the PPACA requirement would result in a significant decrease in access to coverage or a significant increase in premiums or other costs for such plan, employer, individual, or entity. Deems to be approved any waiver including such a statement. Requires the Secretary of HHS to conduct a public awareness campaign of the waiver process with funds made available for the Prevention and Public Health Fund.

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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Official text

Health Care Waiver Fairness Act of 2011

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Rogers, Mike J. [R-MI-8] · 84 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Andy Harris (R-MD), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Mike Rogers (R-AL), Vern Buchanan (R-FL), Joe Wilson (R-SC), Tom McClintock (R-CA), Bill Huizenga (R-MI), H. Morgan Griffith (R-VA), Brett Guthrie (R-KY), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Pete Sessions (R-TX) and 24 more.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong112-hr984 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112