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| House Action -- 2003
 The Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2003 (H.R. 660), sponsored by Reps. Ernie Fletcher (Ky.-Dist. 6), Cal Dooley (Calif.-Dist. 20), Sam Johnson (Texas-Dist. 3) and Nydia Velazquez (N.Y.-Dist. 12), was introduced in the House Feb. 11, 2003. The bill would authorize the formation and multi-state operation of federally-certified Association Health Plans. AHPs would be regulated under a single set of federally prescribed rules, and permitted exemptions from costly state regulations that large corporate and union health plans already enjoy under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
By a vote of 262 to 162, the House passed H.R. 660 on June 19, 2003.
See the roll-call vote on H.R. 660.
House Action -- 2004
The Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2004 (H.R. 4281), sponsored by Reps. Ernie Fletcher (Ky.-Dist. 6), Cal Dooley (Calif.-Dist. 20), Sam Johnson (Texas-Dist. 3) and Nydia Velazquez (N.Y.-Dist. 12), was introduced in the House May 5, 2004. The bill is virtually identical to H.R. 660, which passed the House in June 2003 but stalled in the Senate.
By a vote of 252 to 162, the House passed H.R. 4281 on May 13, 2004.
See the roll-call vote on H.R. 4281.
Senate Action
The Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2003 (S. 545) was introduced in the Senate by Sen. Olympia J. Snowe (Maine), on March 6, 2003. The original co-sponsors joining Snowe include Sens. Kit Bond (Mo.), Jim Talent (Mo.), John McCain (Ariz.), and Elizabeth Dole (N.C.). The bill stalled in the Senate, never coming up for a vote.
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