S. 896: Association Health Plans Act of 2021
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S. 896: Association Health Plans Act of 2021
117th Congress · introduced 2021-03-23 · Health · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2021-03-23 · official record
- Who proposed it: Sen. Kennedy, John [R-LA] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Association Health Plans Act of 2021
Plain summary
Association Health Plans Act of 2021 This bill provides statutory authority for certain short-term, limited-duration health insurance plans and association health plans. The bill permits short-term, limited-duration plans to provide coverage for a period of less than 12 months, not including extensions. Under current law, such plans are exempt from certain market requirements of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, such as coverage of individuals with preexisting conditions. The bill further permits groups or associations of employers to sponsor fully insured group health plans as if they were employers. Such plans may not discriminate based on the health factors of any prospective plan participant for the purpose of granting an employer's membership in the association or determining a participant's eligibility for benefits or premium amounts.
Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.
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Official text
Association Health Plans Act of 2021
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Sen. Kennedy, John [R-LA] · 5 cosponsors
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Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS), Rick Scott (R-FL)
Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Kennedy, John [R-LA] reported raising $11.9 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-117s896.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/117/s>
Record fed-us-cong117-s896 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117