To authorize health insurance issuers to continue to offer for sale current individual health insurance coverage in satisfaction of the minimum essential health insurance coverage requirement, and for other purposes.
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Keep Your Health Plan Act of 2013 - Permits a health insurance issuer that has in effect health insurance coverage in the individual market as of January 1, 2013, to continue offering such coverage for sale during 2014 outside of a health care exchange established under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Treats such coverage as a grandfathered health plan for purposes of an individual meeting the requirement to maintain minimum essential health coverage.
Received in the Senate.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by recorded vote: 228 - 189 (Roll no. 584). (text: CR H7115)
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 413. (consideration: CR H7128-7145)
Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 3350 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. Bill is closed to amendments.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 3350.
The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule. (consideration: CR H7139)
Mr. Andrews moved to recommit with instructions to Energy and Commerce. (consideration: CR H7139-7142; text: CR H7139-7140)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Andrews motion to recommit with instructions, pending the reservation of a point of order. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the bill to be reported back to the House with an amendment to replace the underlying bill with an entire new text.
Point of order sustained against the motion to recommit with instructions.
Mr. Upton raised a point of order against the motion to recommit with instructions. Mr. Upton stated that the amendment was not germane to the underlying bill. Sustained by the Chair.
Mr. Andrews appealed the ruling of the chair. The question was then put on sustaining the ruling of the chair.
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Mr. Upton moved to table the motion to appeal the ruling of the chair (consideration: CR H7142)
On motion to table the motion to appeal the ruling of the chair Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 229 - 191 (Roll no. 585).
Roll Call #585 (House)Mr. Andrews moved to recommit with instructions to Energy and Commerce. (consideration: CR H7142-7144; text: CR H7142-7143)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Andrews motion to recommit with instructions, pending the reservation of a point of order. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the bill to be reported back to the House with an amendment to give insurance companies the option to continue offering non-Affordable Care Act compliant plans through 2014 to current enrollees only, as long as those plans were in effect as of October 1, 2013. The motion also requires insurance companies to notify consumers of the differences between these extended plans and the options, credits, and subsidies available through the Affordable Care Acts exchanges, as well as instructions on how to receive them. Subsequently, the reservation of a point of order was withdrawn.
The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection. (consideration: CR H7143)
On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 187 - 230 (Roll no. 586). (consideration: CR H7143-7144)
Roll Call #586 (House)Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by recorded vote: 261 - 157 (Roll no. 587).(text: CR H7128)
Roll Call #587 (House)On passage Passed by recorded vote: 261 - 157 (Roll no. 587). (text: CR H7128)
Roll Call #587 (House)Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.