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Bipartisan Patient Protection Act of 2001-Part II
1/16/2023, 11:48 PM
Congressional Summary of S 284
Bipartisan Patient Protection Act of 2001 - - Part II - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) with respect to Archer Medical Savings Accounts, increase the number of permitted account participants, increase the permitted size of a "small employer" from 50 to 100 or fewer employees, and extend, by two years, the cut-off year; (2) allow an eligible small employer a limited health insurance expenses credit; and (3) consider a "qualified health benefit purchasing coalition" (a non-profit corporation selling health insurance for small employers through licensed insurers) distribution as a distribution for a charitable purpose.
Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a program to award demonstration grants to States to allow States to demonstrate the effectiveness of innovative ways to increase access to health insurance through market reforms and other innovative means. Authorizes appropriations.
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Current Status of Bill S 284
Bill S 284 is currently in the status of Bill Introduced since February 7, 2001. Bill S 284 was introduced during Congress 107 and was introduced to the Senate on February 7, 2001. Bill S 284's most recent activity was Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1154-1156) as of February 7, 2001
Bipartisan Support of Bill S 284
Total Number of Sponsors
1Democrat Sponsors
0Republican Sponsors
1Unaffiliated Sponsors
0Total Number of Cosponsors
33Democrat Cosponsors
31Republican Cosponsors
2Unaffiliated Cosponsors
0Policy Area and Potential Impact of Bill S 284
Primary Policy Focus
TaxationPotential Impact Areas
- Access to health care
- Business income tax
- Charitable contributions
- Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
- Commerce
- Congress
- Congressional investigations
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Consumer cooperatives
- Consumer education
- Cooperative societies
- Discrimination in insurance
- Discrimination in medical care
- Economics and Public Finance
- Employee health benefits
- Excise tax
- Federal preemption
- Finance and Financial Sector
- Foundations
- Government Operations and Politics
- Grants-in-aid
- Health
- Health insurance
- Income tax
- Insurance premiums
- Labor and Employment
- Medical economics
- Medical savings accounts
- Nonprofit organizations
- Personal income tax
- Reinsurance
- Self-employed
- Small business
- Social Welfare
- State laws
- Tax credits
- Tax deductions
- Tax penalties
Alternate Title(s) of Bill S 284
Bipartisan Patient Protection Act of 2001-Part II
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives to expand health care coverage for individuals.
Bipartisan Patient Protection Act of 2001-Part II
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Sponsors and Cosponsors of S 284
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