H.R. 1101—Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2017
H.R. 1101 - Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2017
Hearing Information
Amendment Deadline
Thursday, March 16, 2017 - 3:00pm H-312, The Capitol View Announcement »
Meeting Information
Monday, March 20, 2017 - 5:00pm H-313, The Capitol View Announcement »
Video
Bill Text
Rules Committee Print 115-9PDFXML
Showing the text of H.R. 1101 as ordered reported by the Committee on Education and the Workforce
Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2017 (as reported)
H. Rept. 115-43PDF
Report from the Committee on Education and the Workforce
Hearing Documents
Rule PDF
H. Rept. 115-51PDF
Rule Information
COMMITTEE ACTION:
REPORTED BY RECORD VOTE of 7-3 on Monday, March 20, 2017.
FLOOR ACTION ON H. RES. 210:
Agreed to by record vote of 233-186,after agreeing to the previous question by record vote of 233-186, on Tuesday, March 21, 2017.
MANAGERS: Byrne/Polis
1. Structured rule.
2. Provides one hour of debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
3. Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill.
4. Provides that an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 115-9 shall be considered as adopted and the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read.
5. Waives all points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended.
6. Makes in order only the further amendment printed in the Rules Committee report, if offered by the Member designated in the report, which shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time specified in the report equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question.
7. Waives all points of order against the amendment printed in the report.
8. Provides one motion to recommit with or without instructions.
Amendments (click each header to sort table ▲▼ by that column)
| # | Version # | Sponsor(s) | Party | Summary | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Version 1 | Bonamici (OR), Davis, Susan (CA), Wilson (FL) | Democrat | States that the legislation could not take effect if it would lead to increased premiums for older workers. | Submitted |
| 5 | Version 1 | Davis, Susan (CA) | Democrat | Requires that Association Health Plans provide for maternity care and direct access to OBGYN care. | Submitted |
| 6 | Version 1 | Davis, Susan (CA), Bonamici (OR) | Democrat | Requires Association Health Plans to provide for essential women's health benefits including maternity care, preventive care and services, direct access to ob-gyn care, prohibition against pre-existing condition exclusions, no gender rating, no annual or lifetimes limits, and no excessive waiting periods. | Submitted |
| 2 | Version 1 | Espaillat (NY), Hanabusa (HI) | Democrat | Protects the ability of the States to regulate any association health plan, including regulation related to benefits, consumer protections, and rating restrictions. | Submitted |
| 7 | Version 1 | Grothman (WI) | Republican | Late Withdrawn States a stop loss insurance policy purchased by an association health plan shall not be treated as an employee welfare benefit plan under ERISA. | Withdrawn |
| 4 | Version 2 | Herrera-Beutler (WA) | Republican | Revised Clarifies that existing association health plans may continue to operate under existing state and federal law. | Made In Order |
| 1 | Version 1 | Torres (CA) | Democrat | Requires Association Health Plans to offer health plans that contain the ten essential health benefits of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act in order to obtain state certification. | Submitted |
Committee Votes
Rules Committee Record Vote No. 35
Motion by Mr. Woodall to report the rule. Adopted: 7-3