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H.R. 379

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 379, the Healthcare Freedom and Choice Act, was introduced in the House on Jan 14, 2025 by Rep. Earl Carter (R) with 11 co-sponsors. It was referred to Energy And Commerce, and last saw action on Jan 14, 2025: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Workforce, and 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.

Record

Text

H.R. 379 has 11 co-sponsors.

hb379/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 379 IH: Healthcare Freedom and Choice Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-01-14
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 379  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   January 14, 2025   Mr. Carter of Georgia  (for himself,  Mr. Buchanan ,  Mr. Crenshaw ,  Ms. Letlow ,  Mr. Allen ,  Mr. Smucker , and  Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Energy and Commerce , and in addition to the Committees on  Education and Workforce , and  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   A BILL
To provide that the rule relating to  Short-Term, Limited-Duration Insurance and Independent, Noncoordinated Excepted Benefits Coverage  (89 Fed. Reg. 23338 (April 3, 2024)) shall have no force or effect.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Healthcare Freedom and Choice Act  .
2.
Short-term, limited duration insurance rule nullification
The final interagency rule published by the Internal Revenue Service, the Employee Benefits Security Administration, and the Health and Human Services Department relating to  Short-Term, Limited-Duration Insurance and Independent, Noncoordinated Excepted Benefits Coverage  (89 Fed. Reg. 23338 (April 3, 2024)) shall have no force or effect.

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-01-14
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

The summaries are the Congressional Research Service’s, one per stage. Read them in full.

Introduced in House Jan 14, 2025

hb379/introduced-in-house.md

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Introduced in House (01/14/2025)

Healthcare Freedom and Choice Act

This bill nullifies a rule regarding short-term, limited-duration health insurance plans. The rule was promulgated by the Internal Revenue Service, Employee Benefits Security Administration, and Department of Health and Human Services; is titled Short-Term, Limited-Duration Insurance and Independent, Noncoordinated Excepted Benefits Coverage; and was published April 3, 2024.

Short-term, limited-duration health insurance plans are plans that may only offer coverage for a limited amount of time and are exempt from the market requirements of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (e.g., coverage of individuals with preexisting conditions).

The rule limits the length of the initial contract period for such a plan to no more than three months and, taking into account any renewals or extensions, the maximum coverage period to no more than four months. The rule also includes within the maximum renewal period limitation a new plan sold by the same issuer, or any issuer that is a member of the same controlled group, to the same policyholder within a 12-month period.

Regulations in effect prior to the rule this bill nullifies permitted short-term, limited-duration health insurance plans with an initial contract period of fewer than 12 months and a maximum coverage period of up to 36 months, including renewals and extensions.

Sponsors

Rep. Earl Carter (R) sponsors H.R. 379, and 11 members have co-sponsored it, 6 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 379 went before 3 committees: Ways and Means, Education and Workforce and Energy and Commerce.

Ways and Means
Ways and Means
Referred To · Jan 14, 2025 · 1,160 Bills
Education and Workforce
Education and Workforce
Referred To · Jan 14, 2025 · 824 Bills
Energy and Commerce
Energy and Commerce
Referred To · Jan 14, 2025 · 1,636 Bills

Actions

H.R. 379 has taken 2 actions since Jan 14, 2025.

ChamberAction
Jan 14, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Jan 14, 2025
House
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Workforce, and 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.Energy and Commerce Committee

Votes

H.R. 379 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 379 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Healthcare Freedom and Choice Act — Display Title
  • To provide that the rule relating to "Short-Term, Limited-Duration Insurance and Independent, Noncoordinated Excepted Benefits Coverage" (89 Fed. Reg. 23338 (April 3, 2024)) shall have no force or effect. — Official Title as Introduced
  • Healthcare Freedom and Choice Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced

Lobbying

3 clients hired 3 firms and 32 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 379 in 9 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Health Issues, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Medicare/Medicaid, Insurance, Pharmacy, Budget/Appropriations, Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs, Automotive Industry.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP)—District of Columbia16—
BLOOD CANCER UNITED (FKA THE LEUKEMIA & LYMPHOMA SOCIETY)—District of Columbia12—
NFIB (NATIONAL FEDERATION OF INDEPENDENT BUSINESS)—District of Columbia11—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)16—
BLOOD CANCER UNITED (FKA THE LEUKEMIA & LYMPHOMA SOCIETY)12—
NFIB (NATIONAL FEDERATION OF INDEPENDENT BUSINESS)11—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill. The 20 named most often, of 32.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
ADAM BECK116
ANDREW SHINE116
ANNA DUNBAR-HESTER116
ANTHONY MITCHELL116
ARON GRIFFIN116
GARY BECK116
JEANETTE THORNTON116
MARK HAMELBURG116
MICHAEL TUFFIN116
SEAN DICKSON116
SEAN DUGAN116
SHANE HAND116
SOHINI GUPTA116
KELLEY SCHULTZ115
KARA JONES114
MARCY BUCKNER114
MEGHAN STRINGER114
BRIAN CONNELL112
JESSICA BURNELL112
KATIE BERGE112

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP)AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)2026 first_quarter$5.3M1st Quarter - Report
AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP)AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)2025 first_quarter$4.8M1st Quarter - Report
AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP)AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)2025 third_quarter$4.2M3rd Quarter - Report
AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP)AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)2025 fourth_quarter$4.1M4th Quarter - Report
AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP)AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)2025 second_quarter$4.1M2nd Quarter - Report
AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP)AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)2026 second_quarter$3M2nd Quarter - Report
NFIB (NATIONAL FEDERATION OF INDEPENDENT BUSINESS)NFIB (NATIONAL FEDERATION OF INDEPENDENT BUSINESS)2025 third_quarter$2.3M3rd Quarter - Report
BLOOD CANCER UNITED (FKA THE LEUKEMIA & LYMPHOMA SOCIETY)BLOOD CANCER UNITED (FKA THE LEUKEMIA & LYMPHOMA SOCIETY)2025 second_quarter$1.1M2nd Quarter - Report
BLOOD CANCER UNITED (FKA THE LEUKEMIA & LYMPHOMA SOCIETY)BLOOD CANCER UNITED (FKA THE LEUKEMIA & LYMPHOMA SOCIETY)2025 first_quarter$130K1st Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 379 under Health, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 3 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 379’s is Health.

hr379/policy-areas.txt
HealthAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Legislative Subjects

H.R. 379 carries 3 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Administrative law and regulatory procedures to Health care costs and insurance.

hr379/subjects.txt
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresDepartment of Health and Human ServicesHealth care costs and insurance

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 379, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 7 (Tuesday, January 14, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. CARTER of Georgia:H.R. 379.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution[Page H149]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com