H.R. 6311 - 115th Congress (2017-2018) - Increasing Access to Lower Premium Plans and Expanding Health Savings Accounts Act of 2018

This bill modifies the requirements for the premium assistance tax credit and allows all individuals to purchase catastrophic health plans in the individual market.

(Under current law, the premium assistance tax credit is provided to eligible individuals and families to subsidize the purchase of health insurance plans on an exchange established under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.) The bill modifies the credit to:

make the credit available for catastrophic qualified health plans and plans that are not offered through an exchange, but otherwise meet the requirements for qualified health plans;
prohibit advance payments of the credit from being made for a health plan that is not enrolled in through an exchange; and
prohibit the credit from being used for health plans that cover abortions (other than abortions necessary to save the life of the mother or abortions with respect to a pregnancy that is the result of an act of rape or incest).

The bill also modifies the requirements for minimum essential health benefits to allow all individuals purchasing health insurance in the individual market to purchase a lower premium catastrophic plan. (The plans are currently limited to individuals who are under 30 or qualify for a hardship or affordability exemption.)

Text (3)

Received in Senate

July 26, 2018

Engrossed in House

July 25, 2018

Introduced in House

July 6, 2018

Amendments (1)

Jul 25, 2018

Offered in House

Sponsorship

House Amendment 953

Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 1011, the amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 115-83 is adopted.

Submitted

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07/26/2018

Received in the Senate.

07/25/2018

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

07/25/2018

On passage Passed by recorded vote: 242 - 176 (Roll no. 376). (text: CR H7658-7659)

07/25/2018

Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by recorded vote: 242 - 176 (Roll no. 376).(text: CR H7658-7659)

07/25/2018

On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 187 - 229 (Roll no. 375).

07/25/2018

The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection.

07/25/2018

DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Frankel (FL) 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 stating no amendment made by this Act shall take effect until the annual reports of the Board of the Trustees of the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund established under section 1817 of the Social Security Act and the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund indicate the reduction of solvency of such trust funds by reason of Public Law 115-97 have been reversed.

07/25/2018

Ms. Frankel (FL) moved to recommit with instructions to the Committee on Ways and Means.

07/25/2018

The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.

07/25/2018

DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 6311.

07/25/2018

Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 184 and H.R. 6311. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 184 and H.R. 6311 both under closed rules. The rule provides for one motion to recommit with or without instructions on each measure.

07/25/2018

Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1011. (consideration: CR H7658-7667)

07/24/2018

Rule H. Res. 1011 passed House.

07/23/2018

Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 1011 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 184 and H.R. 6311. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 184 and H.R. 6311 both under closed rules. The rule provides for one motion to recommit with or without instructions on each measure.

07/19/2018

Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 115-849, Part I.

07/11/2018

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 23 - 16.

07/11/2018

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

07/06/2018

Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on 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.

07/06/2018

Introduced in House

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Jan 11, 2023 1:42:03 PM