United States · Bill · S
S. 2494 (115th)
Fair Care Act
Introduced
5 March 2018
Last action
5 March 2018 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Sponsors
Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI], Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY], Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD], Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT], Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD], Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN], Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA], Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR], Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA], Sen. Harris, Kamala D. [D-CA], Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT], Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH], Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA], Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT], Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA], Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI], Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH], Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA], Sen. Nelson, Bill [D-FL], Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI], Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE]
Subjects
Healthcare
Source updated
11 August 2025
Summary
Fair Care Act This bill prohibits implementation of the rule titled "Short-Term, Limited-Duration Insurance," which lengthened the maximum period of coverage for such insurance. The bill specifies that such insurance policies must (1) have a specified, limited duration not to exceed 93 days; (2) be nonrenewable; (3) prominently display certain information about coverage limitations in marketing materials; (4) cover essential health benefits; and (5) meet other specified requirements.
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Timeline
5 March 2018
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Source: IntroReferral
5 March 2018
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 5 March 2018 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Harris, Kamala D. [D-CA] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] · I · Sponsor
- Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Nelson, Bill [D-FL] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] · D · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/2494
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/s/2494
- us · 115-s-2494 · source updated 11 August 2025