House - 12/11/2017 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 341. (All Actions)
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To clarify rules relating to nondiscriminatory workplace wellness programs.
Actions Overview (4)
Date
Actions Overview
12/11/2017
Committee on Ways and Means discharged.
12/11/2017
Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged.
12/11/2017
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and the Workforce. H. Rept. 115-459, Part I.
03/02/2017
Introduced in House
12/11/2017 Committee on Ways and Means discharged.
12/11/2017 Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged.
12/11/2017 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and the Workforce. H. Rept. 115-459, Part I.
03/02/2017 Introduced in House
All Actions (13)
Date
All Actions
12/11/2017
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 341. Action By: House of Representatives
12/11/2017
Committee on Ways and Means discharged. Action By: House of Representatives
12/11/2017
Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged. Action By: House of Representatives
12/11/2017
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and the Workforce. H. Rept. 115-459, Part I.
03/08/2017
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 22 - 17. Action By: Committee on Education and the Workforce
03/08/2017
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Action By: Committee on Education and the Workforce
03/06/2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Action By: Committee on Ways and Means
03/03/2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Action By: Committee on Energy and Commerce
03/02/2017
Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, 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. Action By: House of Representatives
03/02/2017
Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, 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. Action By: House of Representatives
03/02/2017
Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, 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. Action By: House of Representatives
03/02/2017
Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, 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. Action By: House of Representatives
03/02/2017
Introduced in House Action By: House of Representatives
12/11/2017 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 341.
12/11/2017 Committee on Ways and Means discharged.
12/11/2017 Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged.
12/11/2017 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and the Workforce. H. Rept. 115-459, Part I.
03/08/2017 Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 22 - 17.
03/08/2017 Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
03/06/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
03/03/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
03/02/2017 Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, 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.
03/02/2017 Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, 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.
03/02/2017 Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, 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.
03/02/2017 Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, 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.
Committees, subcommittees and links to reports associated with this bill are listed here, as well as the nature and date of committee activity and Congressional report number.
Shown Here: Reported to House amended, Part I (12/11/2017)
Preserving Employee Wellness Programs Act
(Sec. 3) This bill exempts workplace wellness programs from: (1) limitations under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 on medical examinations and inquiries of employees, (2) the prohibition on collecting genetic information in connection with issuing health insurance, and (3) limitations under the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 on collecting the genetic information of employees or family members of employees. This exemption applies to workplace wellness programs that comply with limits on rewards for employees participating in the program.
Workplace wellness programs may provide for more favorable treatment of individuals with adverse health factors, such as a disability.
Collection of information about a disease or disorder of a family member as part of a workplace wellness program is not an unlawful acquisition of genetic information about another family member.
Shown Here: Reported to House amended, Part I (12/11/2017)
Preserving Employee Wellness Programs Act
(Sec. 3) This bill exempts workplace wellness programs from: (1) limitations under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 on medical examinations and inquiries of employees, (2) the prohibition on collecting genetic information in connection with issuing health insurance, and (3) limitations under the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 on collecting the genetic information of employees or family members of employees. This exemption applies to workplace wellness programs that comply with limits on rewards for employees participating in the program.
Workplace wellness programs may provide for more favorable treatment of individuals with adverse health factors, such as a disability.
Collection of information about a disease or disorder of a family member as part of a workplace wellness program is not an unlawful acquisition of genetic information about another family member.
Shown Here: Introduced in House (03/02/2017)
Preserving Employee Wellness Programs Act
This bill exempts workplace wellness programs from: (1) limitations under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 on medical examinations and inquiries of employees, (2) the prohibition on collecting genetic information in connection with issuing health insurance, and (3) limitations under the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 on collecting the genetic information of employees or family members of employees. This exemption applies to workplace wellness programs that comply with limits on rewards for employees participating in the program.
Workplace wellness programs may provide for more favorable treatment of individuals with adverse health factors, such as a disability.
Collection of information about a disease or disorder of a family member as part of a workplace wellness program is not an unlawful acquisition of genetic information about another family member.
