,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cdjf  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,october #cj1        
#bjac,mr4 ,de,santis 7for himself1 ,mr4 
,jordan1 ,mr4 ,yoho1 ,mr4 ,barr1 ,mr4   
,la,malfa1 ,mr4 ,broun of ,georgia1 ,mr4
 ,rice of ,south ,carolina1 ,mr4 ,smith 
of ,missouri1 ,mr4 ,salmon1 ,mr4        
,huizenga of ,michigan1 ,mr4 ,mc,kinley1
 ,mrs4 ,bachmann1 ,mr4 ,wittman1 ,mr4   
,king of ,iowa1 ,mr4 ,posey1 ,mr4 ,price
 of ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,harris1 ,mr4 ,cole1 
,mr4 ,massie1 ,mr4 ,labrador1 ,mr4      
,scalise1 ,mr4 ,bridenstine1 ,mr4       
,rothfus1 ,mr4 ,cotton1 ,mr4            
,bentivolio1 ,mr4 ,amash1 ,mr4 ,mica1   
,mr4 ,meadows1 ,mr4 ,gowdy1 ,mr4        
,chaffetz1 ,mr4 ,stutzman1 ,mr4 ,bishop 
of ,utah1 ,mr4 ,franks of ,arizona1 and 
,mr4 ,rokita7 introduced the following  
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,energy and ,commerce  ,a 
,,bill  ,to amend the ,patient          
,protection and ,affordable ,care ,act  
to ensure that individuals can keep     

their health insurance coverage4  #a4   
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,if ,you ,like ,your ,health ,plan1 
,you ,can ,keep it ,act4  #b4 ,amendment
 to the ,patient ,protection and        
,affordable ,care ,act  7a7 ,in general 
,part #b of subtitle ,c of title ,i of  
the ,patient ,protection and ,affordable
 ,care ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ahjaa et    
seq47 is amended by striking section    
#abea and inserting the following3      
#abea4 ,freedom to maintain existing    
coverage  7a7 ,no changes to existing   
coverage  7#a7 ,in general ,nothing in  
this ,act 7or an amendment made by this 
,act7 shall be construed to require that
 an individual terminate coverage under 
a group health plan or health insurance 
coverage in which such individual was   
enrolled during any part of the period  
beginning on the date of enactment of   
this ,act and ending on ,december #ca1  
#bjac4  7#b7 ,continuation of coverage  
,with respect to a group health plan or 
health insurance coverage in which an   

individual was enrolled during any part 
of the period beginning on the date of  
enactment of this ,act and ending on    
,december #ca1 #bjac1 this subtitle and 
subtitle ,a 7and the amendments made by 
such subtitles7 shall not apply to such 
plan or coverage1 regardless of whether 
the individual renews such coverage4    
7b7 ,allowance for family members ,to   
join current coverage ,with respect to a
 group health plan or health insurance  
coverage in which an individual was     
enrolled during any part of the period  
beginning on the date of enactment of   
this ,act and ending on ,december #ca1  
#bjac1 and which is renewed1 family     
members of such individual shall be     
permitted to enroll in such plan or     
coverage if such enrollment is permitted
 under the terms of the plan in effect  
as of such date of enrollment4  7c7     
,allowance for new employees ,to join   
current plan ,a group health plan that  
provides coverage during any part of the
 period beginning on the date of        

enactment of this ,act and ending on    
,december #ca1 #bjac1 may provide for   
the enrolling of new employees 7and     
their families7 in such plan1 and this  
subtitle and subtitle ,a 7and the       
amendments made by such subtitles7 shall
 not apply with respect to such plan and
 such new employees 7and their          
families74  7d7 ,effect on collective   
bargaining agreements ,in the case of   
health insurance coverage maintained    
pursuant to one or more collective      
bargaining agreements between employee  
representatives and one or more         
employers that was ratified before      
,december #ca1 #bjac1 the provisions of 
this subtitle and subtitle ,a 7and the  
amendments made by such subtitles7 shall
 not apply until the date on which the  
last of the collective bargaining       
agreements relating to the coverage     
terminates4 ,any coverage amendment made
 pursuant to a collective bargaining    
agreement relating to the coverage which
 amends the coverage solely to conform  

to any requirement added by this        
subtitle or subtitle ,a 7or amendments7 
shall not be treated as a termination of
 such collective bargaining agreement4  
7e7 ,definition ,in this title1 the term
 grandfathered health plan means any    
group health plan or health insurance   
coverage to which this section applies4 
4  7b7 ,effective date ,the amendment   
made by subsection 7a7 shall take effect
 as if included in the ,patient         
,protection and ,affordable ,care ,act  
7,public ,law #aaa-adh74