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 H283D4F6BB1854B31B758C863DC8CF7F1: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Multiple Employer Welfare Arrangement Act or the MEWA Act.
- Section H5A6B0E8159E54833ACEB80A9C32E2AE8: 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 H582098E455934D439C6F0006A973D3CC: 3. Rules applicable to employee welfare benefit plans established and maintained by a group or association of employers Part 7 of subtitle B of title I of the...
- Section HB4E3F0BBCA684CD8A6B9C30435757EA5: 736. Rules applicable to employee welfare benefit plans established and maintained by a group or association of employers In the case of an employee welfare...
- Section H8075DFAA28EE4CC98E5AE9B4F4935678: 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
IntroducedMr. Braun introduced the following bill; which was read twice …
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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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