I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6479 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 24, 2018 Mr. Ruiz introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to include short-term limited duration plans in the definition of individual health insurance coverage.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Stop Junk Health Plans Act of 2018 . 2. Preventing junk plans and continuing protections for consumers with preexisting conditions (a) Including short-Term limited duration insurance as individual health insurance coverage Section 2791(b)(5) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300gg–91(b)(5) ) is amended by striking but does not include short-term limited duration insurance and inserting including short-term limited duration insurance . (b) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to plan years beginning after December 31, 2018.