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House vote: H.R. 1304 // April 5, 2017

Self-Insurance Protection Act

Sponsor: David Roe (R-TN)

(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on March 20, 2017. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Self-Insurance Protection Act (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), and the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from the definition of "health insurance coverage" a stop-loss policy obtained by a self-insured health plan or a sponsor of a self-insured group health plan to reimburse the plan or sponsor for losses incurred in providing health benefits to plan participants in excess of a level set forth in the stop-loss policy.

Health Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

Who won, and how much of the country was behind them

Won the vote · Yea

400 votes, representing 230,977,833 people91.8%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

16 votes, representing 9,318,589 people3.7%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 4.5% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the House
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon40091.8%
NayLost163.7%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken04.5%