H.R. 5801: HELP Copays Act
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H.R. 5801: HELP Copays Act
117th Congress · introduced 2021-11-01 · Health · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2021-11-01 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. McEachin, A. Donald [D-VA-4] · 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
HELP Copays Act
Plain summary
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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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. McEachin, A. Donald [D-VA-4] · 62 cosponsors
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Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), Marc A. Veasey (D-TX), Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA), Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX), Thomas R. Suozzi (D-NY), Glenn Grothman (R-WI), Jake Auchincloss (D-MA), Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-CA), Deborah K. Ross (D-NC), Doris O. Matsui (D-CA), Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), Dina Titus (D-NV), Darren Soto (D-FL), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Mike Quigley (D-IL), Joe Neguse (D-CO), Alma S. Adams (D-NC), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), Frederica S. Wilson (D-FL), Dwight Evans (D-PA), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Madeleine Dean (D-PA), Pete Aguilar (D-CA), Terri A. Sewell (D-AL), Angie Craig (D-MN), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Mike Levin (D-CA), Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA), Troy A. Carter (D-LA), Joseph D. Morelle (D-NY), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Mark Pocan (D-WI), John Garamendi (D-CA), Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA), Andy Kim (D-NJ), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Paul Tonko (D-NY) and 2 more.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-117hr5801.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/117/hr>
Record fed-us-cong117-hr5801 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117