H.R. 1592: Holding Health Insurers Harmless Act
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H.R. 1592: Holding Health Insurers Harmless Act
115th Congress · introduced 2017-03-16 · Health · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2017-03-16 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Yoho, Ted S. [R-FL-3] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Holding Health Insurers Harmless Act
Plain summary
Holding Health Insurers Harmless Act This bill exempts health insurers and group health plan sponsors from penalties for offering coverage or plans that fail to comply with the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010. Coverage and plans must continue to comply with: (1) the prohibition on excluding preexisting conditions from coverage, and (2) the requirement for coverage of dependent children to be available until the dependent turns 26 years old.
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Official text
Holding Health Insurers Harmless Act
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Yoho, Ted S. [R-FL-3] · 13 cosponsors
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Andy Harris (R-MD), Scott DesJarlais (R-TN), Pete Sessions (R-TX), Ann Wagner (R-MO), Randy K. Weber, Sr. (R-TX), Ted Budd (R-NC), Brian Babin (R-TX)
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-115hr1592.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/115/hr>
Record fed-us-cong115-hr1592 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115