,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #afii  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,november #ac1 
#bjac,mr4 ,udall of ,colorado 7for      
himself and ,mrs4 ,shaheen7 introduced  
the following bill2 which was read twice
 and referred to the ,committee on      
,finance  ,a ,,bill  ,to permit         
individuals to renew certain health     
insurance coverage offered in the       
individual or small group markets and to
 provide that such individuals would not
 be subject to the individual mandate   
penalty4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act   
may be cited as the ,continuous         
,coverage ,act4  #b4 ,providing         
individuals with the opportunity to     
renew their health insurance coverage   
,notwithstanding any provision of the   
,patient ,protection and ,affordable    
,care ,act 7,public ,law #aaa-adh7 or   
the ,health ,care and ,education        
,reconciliation ,act of #bjaj 7,public  
,law #aaa-aeb71 and the amendments made 
by such ,acts-- 7#a7 a health insurance 

insurer shall offer an individual the   
opportunity to renew enrollment in      
health insurance coverage offered in the
 individual market if such individual   
was enrolled in such coverage on        
,september #cj1 #bjac1 and such         
individual continues to meet the        
requirements of eligibility for such    
coverage 7such as timely payment of     
premiums72  7#b7 an individual may renew
 enrollment in health insurance coverage
 described in paragraph 7#a7 for plan   
years through ,december #ca1 #bjae2     
7#c7 health insurance coverage described
 in paragraph 7#a7 shall not be required
 to meet the requirements of #acjb of   
the ,patient ,protection and ,affordable
 ,care ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ahjbb72 and 
7#d7 health insurance coverage described
 in paragraph 7#a7 shall be deemed to be
 minimum essential coverage for purposes
 of section #ejjj;,a of the ,internal   
,revenue ,code of #aihfl4