HR 525 · 109th Congress · Health
Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2005
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EnactedLatest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.(2005-07-27)
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Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2005 - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to provide for establishment and governance of association health plans (AHPs), which are group health plans whose sponsors are trade, industry, professional, chamber of commerce, or similar business associations, and which meet certain ERISA certification requirements. (Thus, through ERISA preemption of State laws, certified AHPs are exempted from State regulation of health insurance providers, including State consumer protection laws and State requirements for health care benefits to be offered by such entities, with certain exceptions.)…
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CBO Cost Estimate
Congressional Budget OfficeH.R. 525, Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2005
Apr 8, 2005<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Education and the Workforce on March 16, 2005</p>
Full CBO report ↗H.R. 525, Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2005
Apr 8, 2005Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Education and the Workforce on March 16, 2005
Full CBO report ↗Official non-partisan budget analysis by the Congressional Budget Office
Cosponsors (20)
4 Democrats16 Republicans