To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to clarify the treatment of certain association health plans as employers, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to clarify the treatment of certain association health plans as employers, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting workers, employers, and labor regulators. The main policy domain is Labor, Healthcare, Finance.
Who Benefits and How
workers, employers, and labor regulators may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, workers, employers, and labor regulators may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section H7BD15B5A28DF4409B737ED025DE17A5B: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Association Health Plans Act.
- Section HAC8932A658734F2B8CF052CCF1A9CA2E: 2. Treatment of group or association of employers Section 3(5) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1002(5)) is amended— by...
- Section H8F6CEA7CC0A3421CA37690827635D71F: 3. Rules applicable to group health plans established and maintained by a group or association of employers Part 7 of subtitle B of title I of the Employee...
- Section H98F51C94F0C543B9A42C453526825E60: 736. Rules applicable to group health plans established and maintained by a group or association of employers In the case of a group health plan established...
- Section H89C66FD167EC4582B1FCE630F7BD7861: 4. Rule of construction Nothing in this Act shall be construed to exempt a group health plan which is an employee welfare benefit plan offered through a group...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to clarify the treatment of certain association health plans as employers, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting workers, employers, and labor regulators.
Key Policy Areas
Labor, Healthcare, Finance
Primary Purpose
This bill, To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to clarify the treatment of certain association health plans as employers, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting workers, employers, and labor regulators.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- workers, employers, and labor regulators
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- workers, employers, and labor regulators
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
ReportedAdditional sponsors: Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania and Mr. Dunn of …
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the …
Mr. Walberg (for himself, Ms. Foxx, Mr. Good of Virginia, …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_secretary"
- → The Secretary identified in the operative section
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
an individual who— does not have any common law employees
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