House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced

Healthcare Freedom and Choice Act

H.R. 379Introduced Jan 14, 2025Policy area: Health

Official title: To provide that the rule relating to "Short-Term, Limited-Duration Insurance and Independent, Noncoordinated Excepted Benefits Coverage" (89 Fed. Reg. 23338 (April 3, 2024)) shall have no force or effect.

Sponsor: Rep. Earl Carter R-GA

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Where it went

IntroducedJan 14, 2025
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Latest action: Jan 14, 2025 — Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Workforce, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 379.

Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. CARTER of Georgia, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 7, January 14, 2025, Page H149):
Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution
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H.R. 379, 119th Congress
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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

11 cosponsors — 11 Republicans

0 of 11 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.

Rick Allen (R-GA), Tom Barrett (R-MI), Cliff Bentz (R-OR), Vern Buchanan (R-FL), Dan Crenshaw (R-TX), Scott Fitzgerald (R-WI), Russ Fulcher (R-ID), Mike Kelly (R-PA), Julia Letlow (R-LA), Lloyd Smucker (R-PA), Rudy Yakym (R-IN).

More from the sponsor

Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Earl Carter.

Sponsor’s state and district

Georgia in Congress · GA-1 district

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Data as of Sep 25, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.