,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #chc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #i1         
#bjai,mr4 ,joyce of ,ohio 7for himself1 
,mr4 ,turner1 ,mr4 ,katko1 ,mr4         
,gonzalez of ,ohio1 and ,ms4 ,herrera   
,beutler7 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   
preexisting condition exclusions with   
respect to enrollment in health         
insurance coverage and group health     
plans continue to be prohibited4  #a4   
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,continuing ,coverage for           
,preexisting ,conditions ,act of #bjai4 
#b4 ,ensuring the prohibition of        
preexisting condition exclusions with   
respect to enrollment in health         
insurance coverage and group health     
plans ,part ,i of subtitle ,f of title  
,i of the ,patient ,protection and      
,affordable ,care ,act is amended by    

adding at the end the following section3
  #aejc4 ,severability ,if subsection   
7a7 of section #ejjj;,a of the ,internal
 ,revenue ,code of #aihf1 as added by   
section #aeja7;b71 is to any extent     
illegal1 unconstitutional1 otherwise    
invalid1 or incapable of being enforced1
 the validity and enforceability of     
sections #bgja through #bgje of the     
,public ,health ,service ,act 7#db      
,u4,s4,c4 #cjj;gg through #cjj;gg-#d71  
as added by section #abja1 shall not be 
affected4  4