Protecting Americans with Pre-existing Conditions Act of 2019

II 116TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION S. 466 To provide that certain guidance related to waivers for State innovation under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act shall have no force or effect. IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES FEBRUARY 13, 2019 Mr. WARNER (for himself, Mr. CARDIN, Mrs. SHAHEEN, and Ms. BALDWIN) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To provide that certain guidance related to waivers for State innovation under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act shall have no force or effect. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Protecting Americans 4 with Pre-existing Conditions Act of 2019’’. 5 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:15 Feb 22, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S466.IS S466 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 2 •S 466 IS SEC. 2. PROVIDING THAT CERTAIN GUIDANCE RELATED TO 1 WAIVERS FOR STATE INNOVATION UNDER 2 THE PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORD- 3 ABLE CARE ACT SHALL HAVE NO FORCE OR 4 EFFECT. 5 Beginning April 1, 2019, the Secretary of Health and 6 Human Services and the Secretary of the Treasury may 7 not take any action to implement, enforce, or otherwise 8 give effect to the guidance entitled ‘‘State Relief and Em- 9 powerment Waivers’’ (83 Fed. Reg. 53575 (October 24, 10 2018)), and the Secretaries may not promulgate any sub- 11 stantially similar guidance or rule. 12 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:15 Feb 22, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\S466.IS S466 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS