HR379Referred to Committee

Healthcare Freedom and Choice Act

Introduced

In Committee

Passed One Chamber

Passed Both

Signed into Law

119th

Congress

2025-01-14

Introduced

Cosponsors

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Type

Sponsor

Earl L. "Buddy" Carter

Republican · GA · Representative

Votes with party: 98.9% (620 recorded votes)

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Cosponsors (11)

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Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Workforce, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

2025-01-14

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Committee Activity

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House Committee on Ways and MeansReferred To · 2025-01-14
House Committee on Education and WorkforceReferred To · 2025-01-14
House Committee on Energy and CommerceReferred To · 2025-01-14

Plain-English Summary

Healthcare Freedom and Choice Act This bill nullifies a rule regarding short-term, limited-duration health insurance plans. The rule was promulgated by the Internal Revenue Service, Employee Benefits Security Administration, and Department of Health and Human Services; is titled Short-Term, Limited-Duration Insurance and Independent, Noncoordinated Excepted Benefits Coverage ; and was published April 3, 2024. Short-term, limited-duration health insurance plans are plans that may only offer coverage for a limited amount of time and are exempt from the market requirements of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (e.g., coverage of individuals with preexisting conditions). The rule limits the length of the initial contract period for such a plan to no more than three months and, taking into account any renewals or extensions, the maximum coverage period to no more than four months. The rule also includes within the maximum renewal period limitation a new plan sold by the same issuer, or any issuer that is a member of the same controlled group, to the same policyholder within a 12-month period. Regulations in effect prior to the rule this bill nullifies permitted short-term, limited-duration health insurance plans with an initial contract period of fewer than 12 months and a maximum coverage period of up to 36 months, including renewals and extensions.

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Full Bill Text

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 379 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 379 To provide that the rule relating to ``Short-Term, Limited-Duration Insurance and Independent, Noncoordinated Excepted Benefits Coverage'' (89 Fed. Reg. 23338 (April 3, 2024)) shall have no force or effect. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 14, 2025 Mr. Carter of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Buchanan, Mr. Crenshaw, Ms. Letlow, Mr. Allen, Mr. Smucker, and Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Workforce, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To provide that the rule relating to ``Short-Term, Limited-Duration Insurance and Independent, Noncoordinated Excepted Benefits Coverage'' (89 Fed. Reg. 23338 (April 3, 2024)) shall have no force or effect. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Healthcare Freedom and Choice Act''. SEC. 2. SHORT-TERM, LIMITED DURATION INSURANCE RULE NULLIFICATION. The final interagency rule published by the Internal Revenue Service, the Employee Benefits Security Administration, and the Health and Human Services Department relating to ``Short-Term, Limited- Duration Insurance and Independent, Noncoordinated Excepted Benefits Coverage'' (89 Fed. Reg. 23338 (April 3, 2024)) shall have no force or effect. <all>

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