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