Bill Sponsor
House Bill 1313
115th Congress(2017-2018)
Preserving Employee Wellness Programs Act
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in House on Mar 2, 2017
Overview
Text
Introduced
Mar 2, 2017
Latest Action
Dec 11, 2017
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
1313
Congress
115
Policy Area
Health
Health
Primary focus of measure is science or practice of the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease; health services administration and funding, including such programs as Medicare and Medicaid; health personnel and medical education; drug use and safety; health care coverage and insurance; health facilities. Measures concerning controlled substances and drug trafficking may fall under Crime and Law Enforcement policy area.
Sponsorship by Party
Republican
North Carolina
Republican
Michigan
Republican
Virginia
House Votes (0)
Senate Votes (0)
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

Preserving Employee Wellness Programs Act

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.
Text (2)
December 11, 2017
March 2, 2017
Actions (10)
12/11/2017
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 341.
12/11/2017
Committee on Ways and Means discharged.
12/11/2017
Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged.
12/11/2017
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and the Workforce. H. Rept. 115-459, Part I.
03/08/2017
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 22 - 17.
03/08/2017
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
03/06/2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
03/03/2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
03/02/2017
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.
03/02/2017
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:35:46 PM