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Preserving Employee Wellness Programs Act

USA115th CongressHR-1313| House 
| Updated: 12/11/2017
Virginia Foxx

Virginia Foxx

Republican Representative

North Carolina

Cosponsors (5)
Elise M. Stefanik (Republican)Tim Walberg (Republican)Thomas A. Garrett (Republican)Luke Messer (Republican)Paul Mitchell (Independent)

Ways and Means Committee, Health Subcommittee, Health Subcommittee, Energy and Commerce Committee, Education and Workforce Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
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.

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Timeline
Mar 2, 2017
Introduced in House
Mar 2, 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.
Mar 3, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 6, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 8, 2017
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Mar 8, 2017
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 22 - 17.
Dec 11, 2017
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 341.
Dec 11, 2017
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and the Workforce. H. Rept. 115-459, Part I.
Dec 11, 2017
Committee on Ways and Means discharged.
Dec 11, 2017
Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged.
  • March 2, 2017
    Introduced in House


  • March 2, 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.


  • March 3, 2017
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.


  • March 6, 2017
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.


  • March 8, 2017
    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.


  • March 8, 2017
    Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 22 - 17.


  • December 11, 2017
    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 341.


  • December 11, 2017
    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and the Workforce. H. Rept. 115-459, Part I.


  • December 11, 2017
    Committee on Ways and Means discharged.


  • December 11, 2017
    Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged.

Health

Disability and health-based discriminationEmployee benefits and pensionsGeneticsHealth information and medical recordsHealth promotion and preventive careRight of privacyWorker safety and health

Preserving Employee Wellness Programs Act

USA115th CongressHR-1313| House 
| Updated: 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.

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Timeline
Mar 2, 2017
Introduced in House
Mar 2, 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.
Mar 3, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 6, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 8, 2017
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Mar 8, 2017
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 22 - 17.
Dec 11, 2017
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 341.
Dec 11, 2017
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and the Workforce. H. Rept. 115-459, Part I.
Dec 11, 2017
Committee on Ways and Means discharged.
Dec 11, 2017
Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged.
  • March 2, 2017
    Introduced in House


  • March 2, 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.


  • March 3, 2017
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.


  • March 6, 2017
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.


  • March 8, 2017
    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.


  • March 8, 2017
    Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 22 - 17.


  • December 11, 2017
    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 341.


  • December 11, 2017
    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and the Workforce. H. Rept. 115-459, Part I.


  • December 11, 2017
    Committee on Ways and Means discharged.


  • December 11, 2017
    Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged.
Virginia Foxx

Virginia Foxx

Republican Representative

North Carolina

Cosponsors (5)
Elise M. Stefanik (Republican)Tim Walberg (Republican)Thomas A. Garrett (Republican)Luke Messer (Republican)Paul Mitchell (Independent)

Ways and Means Committee, Health Subcommittee, Health Subcommittee, Energy and Commerce Committee, Education and Workforce Committee

Health

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Disability and health-based discriminationEmployee benefits and pensionsGeneticsHealth information and medical recordsHealth promotion and preventive careRight of privacyWorker safety and health