U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HB9798: Employer Health Plan Flexibility Act
Status: In committee, July 21, 2026
To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and the Public Health Service Act to exempt certain employer-sponsored group health plans governed by ERISA from the Affordable Care Act's Essential Health Benefits requirements, and for other purposes.
What the bill says
To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and the Public Health Service Act to exempt certain employer-sponsored group health plans governed by ERISA from the Affordable Care Act's Essential Health Benefits requirements, and for other purposes.
From the introduced text, July 21, 2026:
A BILL To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and the Public Health Service Act to exempt certain employer-sponsored group health plans governed by ERISA from the Affordable Care Act's Essential Health Benefits requirements, and for other purposes. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Employer Health Plan Flexibility Act . SECTION 2. Exempting certain employer-sponsored group health plans from the Affordable Care Act's Essential Health Benefits requirements (a) Amendment to ERISA Section 715 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ( 29 U.S.C. 1185d ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (c) Notwithstanding any other provision of Federal law, a group health plan sponsored by an employer and governed by this Act shall not be required to provide coverage for the Essential Health Benefits described in section 1302(b) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act solely by reason of such Federal requirement. . (b) Amendment to the Public Health Service Act Section 2707(a) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300gg-6(a) ) is amended by inserting This section shall not apply to any employer-sponsored group health plan governed by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. at the end. (c) Conforming amendments The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall revise applicable regulations …
Sponsors
- Rick Allen (R, HD-012) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.
- : Introduced in House
Subjects: Health
Common questions
- What is HB9798?
- HB9798 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): Employer Health Plan Flexibility Act.
- What does HB9798 do?
- In its own words: To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and the Public Health Service Act to exempt certain employer-sponsored group health plans governed by ERISA from the Affordable Care Act's Essential Health Benefits requirements, and for other purposes.
- What is the status of HB9798?
- In committee as of July 21, 2026. Latest action: Referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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. (July 21, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB9798?
- Rick Allen (R, HD-012).
- Where is the official record for HB9798?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9798
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