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Bill115th CongressFiled Mar 2, 2017Health
H.R. 1313

Preserving Employee Wellness Programs Act

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What it doesSummary reported to house amended, part i (Dec 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.

What just happenedDec 11, 2017

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 341.

Who’s behind it

Rep. Foxx, Virginia [R-NC-5](R-NC)Sponsor
5 cosponsors5 R
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  1. Dec 11, 2017CalendarsH12410

    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 341.

  2. Dec 11, 2017DischargeH12300

    Committee on Ways and Means discharged.

    Ways and Means Committee
  3. Dec 11, 2017Committee5500

    Committee on Ways and Means discharged.

    Ways and Means Committee
  4. Dec 11, 2017DischargeH12300

    Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged.

    Energy and Commerce Committee
  5. Dec 11, 2017Committee5500

    Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged.

    Energy and Commerce Committee
  6. Dec 11, 2017CommitteeH12200

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and the Workforce. H. Rept. 115-459, Part I.

    Education and the Workforce Committee
  7. Dec 11, 2017Committee5000

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and the Workforce. H. Rept. 115-459, Part I.

    Education and the Workforce Committee
  8. Mar 8, 2017Committee

    Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 22 - 17.

    Education and the Workforce Committee
  9. Mar 8, 2017Committee

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

    Education and the Workforce Committee
  10. Mar 6, 2017Committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

    Health Subcommittee
  11. Mar 3, 2017Committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

    Health Subcommittee
  12. Mar 2, 2017IntroReferralH11100

    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.

    Ways and Means Committee
  13. Mar 2, 2017IntroReferralH11100

    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.

    Energy and Commerce Committee
  14. Mar 2, 2017IntroReferralH11100-A

    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.

  15. Mar 2, 2017IntroReferralH11100

    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.

    Education and the Workforce Committee
  16. Mar 2, 2017IntroReferralIntro-H

    Introduced in House

  17. Mar 2, 2017IntroReferral1000

    Introduced in House

Reported to House amended, Part IDec 11, 201718

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.

Introduced in HouseMar 2, 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.
Preserving Employee Wellness Programs Act — Informed