State Health Care Premium Reduction Act
This bill establishes the Improve Health Insurance Affordability Fund. States must use allocated funds to (1) issue reinsurance payments to health insurers (i.e., reimbursements to protect insurers against exceedingly high claims) for individual health insurance coverage, or (2) provide other assistance to reduce out-of-pocket costs (e.g., copayments, coinsurance, and deductibles) for qualified health plans offered in the individual market.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services must distribute funding to states in accordance with a specified methodology.
| Action Date | Type | Text | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-09-08 | Calendars | Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 523. | Senate |
| 2020-08-13 | Calendars | Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time. | Senate |
| 2020-06-30 | IntroReferral | Received in the Senate. | Senate |
| 2020-06-29 | Floor | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | House floor actions |
| 2020-06-29 | Vote | On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 234 - 179 (Roll no. 124). (text: CR H2599-2614) | House floor actions |
| 2020-06-29 | Vote | On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 187 - 223 (Roll no. 123). | House floor actions |
| 2020-06-29 | Floor | Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H2664-2665) | House floor actions |
| 2020-06-29 | Floor | POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the motion to recommit with instructions, the Chair put the question on the motion and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Walden demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further consideration on the motion to recommit until a time to be announced. | House floor actions |
| 2020-06-29 | Floor | The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection. | House floor actions |
| 2020-06-29 | Floor | Floor summary: DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Walden motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the bill to be reported back to the House with an amendment to prevent the bill from taking effect unless the Secretary of Health and Human Services certifies that no provision of the bill would adversely affect research related to any drug intended to treat or prevent the virus that causes COVID-19. | House floor actions |
| 2020-06-29 | Floor | Mr. Walden moved to recommit with instructions to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. (text: CR H2642-2643) | House floor actions |
| 2020-06-29 | Floor | The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule. | House floor actions |
| 2020-06-29 | Floor | DEBATE - The House proceeded with three hours of debate on H.R. 1425. | House floor actions |
| 2020-06-29 | Floor | Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 1425, H.R. 5332, H.R. 7120, H.R. 7301 and H.J. Res. 90. The resolution provides that the provisions of section 125(c) of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act shall not apply during the remainder of the 116th Congress and the resolution amends H.Res. 967, agreed to on May 15, 2020. | House floor actions |
| 2020-06-29 | Floor | Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1017. (consideration: CR H2599-2644) | House floor actions |
| 2020-06-24 | Floor | Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 1017 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 1425, H.R. 5332, H.R. 7120, H.R. 7301 and H.J. Res. 90. The resolution provides that the provisions of section 125(c) of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act shall not apply during the remainder of the 116th Congress and the resolution amends H.Res. 967, agreed to on May 15, 2020. | House floor actions |
| 2020-03-09 | Calendars | Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 334. | House floor actions |
| 2020-03-09 | Committee | Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 116-414. | House floor actions |
| 2019-04-04 | Committee | Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 30 - 22. | House committee actions |
| 2019-04-03 | Committee | Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. | House committee actions |
| 2019-03-27 | Committee | Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 18 - 13 . | House committee actions |
| 2019-03-27 | Committee | Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. | House committee actions |
| 2019-03-01 | Committee | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. | House committee actions |
| 2019-02-28 | IntroReferral | Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. | House floor actions |
| 2019-02-28 | IntroReferral | Introduced in House | Library of Congress |