,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #fdgi  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #bd1 #bjah,mr4 
,ruiz introduced the following bill2    
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 coverage4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the ,stop    
,junk ,health ,plans ,act of #bjah4  #b4
 ,preventing junk plans and continuing  
protections for consumers with          
preexisting conditions  7a7 ,including  
short-,term limited duration insurance  
as individual health insurance coverage 
,section #bgia7;b77#e7 of the ,public   
,health ,service ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4    
#cjj;gg-#ia7;b77#e77 is amended by      
striking but does not include short-term
 limited duration insurance and         
inserting including short-term limited  
duration insurance4  7b7 ,effective date

 ,the amendments made by this section   
shall apply with respect to plan years  
beginning after ,december #ca1 #bjah4