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Bills/119th Congress · House

H.R. 5839

Introduced

Supplemental Benefits for Individuals Act of 2025

Sponsor
RTroy Balderson· Ohio
Introduced
October 28, 2025
Policy area
Health
Latest action
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.October 28, 2025
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5839 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 5839

To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to include 
certain supplemental coverage provided to individual health insurance 
coverage as an excepted benefit.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

October 28, 2025

Mr. Balderson introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce

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A BILL

To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to include 
certain supplemental coverage provided to individual health insurance 
coverage as an excepted benefit.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Supplemental Benefits for 
Individuals Act of 2025''.

SEC. 2. INCLUDING CERTAIN SUPPLEMENTAL COVERAGE PROVIDED TO INDIVIDUAL 
HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE AS AN EXCEPTED BENEFIT.

Section 2791(c)(4) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
300gg-91(c)(4)) is amended by inserting ``or individual health 
insurance coverage'' before the period at the end.
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