The record

LegislationLegislation· Jun 2023
HR 3799

Sponsored by Kevin Hern (R)

CHOICE Arrangement Act

Would allow employers to form group health plans with individual insurance and give workers more health benefit options.

Tradeoff

Would have let employers offer workers tax-free reimbursement accounts and group plans with more flexibility. Would have cut the Prevention and Public Health Fund by $245 million in .

What's in it

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Increases federal deficit by $348 million over 2023-2033 (10 years).

The bill allows employers new options for structuring worker health benefits (reducing federal revenue/increasing costs to the tax system) while also cutting the Prevention and Public Health Fund; the net effect is $348 million more in federal borrowing over 10 years.

Estimated Direct Spending and Revenue Effects of Rules Committee Print 118-9 (H.R. 3799, CHOICE Arrangement Act), as amended by Amendment 8 (Smith · Jun 2023

The House passed this 220-209 on June 21, 2023. A failed 209-220 the same day. The bill expired with the 118th Congress without Senate action.

  1. House

    Introduced

    (Jun 5, 2023)

  2. House

    Committee on Ways and Means(Jun 5, 2023)

  3. House

    The Committee on Ways and Means voted to send it to the floor

    Reported 25 - 18(Jun 7, 2023)

    Committee report H. Rept. 118-107.

  4. House

    On

    Failed(Roll #281 · Jun 21, 2023)

    209 yeanay 220

  5. House

    Passage of the bill

    Passed(Roll #282 · Jun 21, 2023)

    220 yeanay 209

Passage votes· Jun 21, 2023· 118th Congress · 2023–2025