HR 2528
· 119th Congress
· Health
Association Health Plans Act
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Latest action
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 357.
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Dec 15, 2025
committee
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and Workforce. H. Rept. 119-409.
Education and Workforce Committee
Dec 15, 2025
other
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 357.
Jun 25, 2025
committee
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Education and Workforce Committee
Jun 25, 2025
committee
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 21 - 15.
Education and Workforce Committee
Apr 01, 2025
introduced
Introduced in House
Apr 01, 2025
introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Education and Workforce Committee
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--- Introduced (House)
+++ Reported (House)
@@ -1,11 +1,14 @@
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
-[H.R. 2528 Introduced in House (IH)]
+[H.R. 2528 Reported in House (RH)]
<DOC>
+Union Calendar No. 357
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2528
+
+[Report No. 119-409]
To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to clarify
the treatment of certain association health plans as employers, and for
@@ -21,6 +24,25 @@
Bice, Mr. Kiley of California, Mr. Grothman, Mr. Mackenzie, and Mr.
Huizenga) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Education and Workforce
+
+December 15, 2025
+
+Additional sponsors: Mr. Owens, Mr. Harris of North Carolina, Mr.
+Thompson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Hill of Arkansas, Mr. Smith of Nebraska,
+Mr. Biggs of Arizona, Mr. Cuellar, Mr. Van Drew, Mr. Weber of Texas,
+Mrs. Fischbach, Mr. Hunt, Mr. Goldman of Texas, Mr. Gosar, Mr. Messmer,
+Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Ciscomani, Mr. Hamadeh of Arizona, Mr.
+Bishop, Mr. Meuser, Mr. Barr, Mr. Dunn of Florida, Mr. Calvert, Mr.
+Fitzgerald, and Mr. Schweikert
+
+December 15, 2025
+
+Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole
+House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
+[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed
+in italic]
+[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on April
+1, 2025]
_______________________________________________________________________
@@ -45,9 +67,10 @@
term''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(B) For purposes of subparagraph (A), a group or association of
-employers shall be treated as an `employer', regardless of whether the
-employers composing such group or association are in the same industry,
-trade, or profession, if such group or association--
+employers shall be treated as an `employer' solely for purposes of
+sponsoring a group health plan, regardless of whether the employers
+composing such group or association are in the same industry, trade, or
+profession, if such group or association--
``(i)(I) has established and maintains an employee welfare
benefit plan that is a group health plan (as defined in section
733(a)(1));
@@ -78,7 +101,7 @@
percent of the board members shall be made up of employer
members of such group or association participating in the plan
that are duly elected by each participating employer member
-casting 1 vote during a scheduled election;
+casting 1 vote during a scheduled election; and
``(IX) is not a health insurance issuer (as defined in
section 733(b)(2)), and is not owned or controlled by such a
health insurance issuer or by a subsidiary or affiliate of such
@@ -153,9 +176,9 @@
SEC. 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 Employee Retirement Income
-Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1181, et seq.) is amended by adding at
-the end the following:
+(a) In General.--Part 7 of subtitle B of title I of the Employee
+Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1181, et seq.) is
+amended by adding at the end the following:
``SEC. 736. RULES APPLICABLE TO EMPLOYEE WELFARE BENEFIT PLANS
ESTABLISHED AND MAINTAINED BY A GROUP OR ASSOCIATION OF
@@ -221,6 +244,14 @@
``(3) denying coverage under such plan on the basis of a
pre-existing condition (consistent with the rules under section
2704 of the Public Health Service Act).''.
+(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents in section 1 of such
+Act is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 734 the
+following new items:
+
+``Sec. 735. Standardized reporting format.
+``Sec. 736. Rules applicable to employee welfare benefit plans
+established and maintained by a group or
+association of employers.''.
SEC. 4. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.
@@ -230,5 +261,29 @@
B of title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29
U.S.C. 1181 et. seq.), including the provisions of part A of title
XXVII of the Public Health Service Act as incorporated by reference
-into this Act through section 715.
-<all>
+into the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 through
+section 715 of such Act.
+Union Calendar No. 357
+
+119th CONGRESS
+
+1st Session
+
+H. R. 2528
+
+[Report No. 119-409]
+
+_______________________________________________________________________
+
+A 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.
+
+_______________________________________________________________________
+
+December 15, 2025
+
+Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole
+House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
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Cosponsors (32)
Members who signed on to support this bill.
Allen R
Onder R
Crenshaw R
Bice R
Kiley I
Grothman R
Mackenzie R
Huizenga R
Owens R
Harris R
Thompson R
Hill R
Smith R
Biggs R
Weber R
Van Drew R
Cuellar D
Fischbach R
Hunt R
Goldman R
Gosar R
Messmer R
Smith R
Ciscomani R
Hamadeh R
Bishop D
Meuser R
Barr R
Dunn R
Calvert R
Fitzgerald R
Schweikert R