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H.R. 1304

Referred to Committee

Self-Insurance Protection Act

Introduced 3/2/2017•115th Congress•House

Latest Action

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

4/6/2017 • Senate

Summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on March 20, 2017. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Self-Insurance Protection Act

(Sec. 2) This bill amends the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), and the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from the definition of "health insurance coverage" a stop-loss policy obtained by a self-insured health plan or a sponsor of a self-insured group health plan to reimburse the plan or sponsor for losses incurred in providing health benefits to plan participants in excess of a level set forth in the stop-loss policy.

Passed House amended • 4/5/2017

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Topics & Subjects

Policy Area: Health
Employee benefits and pensionsHealth care costs and insuranceInsurance industry and regulation

Amendments (1)

This bill has 1 amendment proposed or adopted.

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Sponsor & Cosponsors (8)

Party Breakdown

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Democrats
8
Republicans
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Independents

Sponsor

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Rep. Roe, David P. [R-TN-1]

Republican • TN-1

Sponsored 3/2/2017

Cosponsors (7)

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Rep. Walberg, Tim [R-MI-7]

R-MI-7

Joined 3/2/2017

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Rep. Mitchell, Paul [R-MI-10]

R-MI-10

Joined 3/7/2017

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Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21]

R-NY-21

Joined 3/8/2017

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Rep. Sessions, Pete [R-TX-32]

R-TX-32

Joined 3/13/2017

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Rep. Flores, Bill [R-TX-17]

R-TX-17

Joined 3/16/2017

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Rep. Messer, Luke [R-IN-6]

R-IN-6

Joined 3/17/2017