House bill · 118th Congress · Did not become law
Association Health Plans Act
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedApr 25, 2023
- Committee actionJun 6, 2023
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jun 14, 2023 — Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 87.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2868.
- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 118-112 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Education and Workforce Committee on June 14, 2023.Source: Congress.gov, reported June 14, 2023 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
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- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/118/HRPT/112
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2868, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/2868
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. WALBERG, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 69, April 25, 2023, Page H1950):Artide I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution, specifically Clause 1 (relating to providing for the general welfare of the United States), Clause 3 (relating to the power to regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes), and Clause 18 (relating to the power to make all laws necessary and proper for carrying out the powers vested in Congress) The single subject of this legislation is: To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to clarify the treatment of certain association health plans as employers, and for other purposes.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record April 25, 2023 ↗
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- H.R. 2868, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/2868
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
7 cosponsors — 7 Republicans
0 of 7 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Rick Allen (R-GA), Michael Burgess (R-TX), Dan Crenshaw (R-TX), Neal Dunn (R-FL), Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Bob Good (R-VA), Glenn Thompson (R-PA).
More from the sponsor
Other 118th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Tim Walberg.
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Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 14, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.