# 119-hr-379: Healthcare Freedom and Choice Act

119-hr-379, Healthcare Freedom and Choice Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1] (R-GA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-21).

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- As of: 2026-09-21
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-379
- Congress: 119
- Title: Healthcare Freedom and Choice Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-01-14
- Sponsor: Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1] (R-GA)
- Cosponsors: 11
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## Summary

**Nullifies the 2024 interagency rule on short-term, limited-duration insurance and independent, noncoordinated excepted benefits.** This bill would make the IRS, Employee Benefits Security Administration, and HHS rule (89 Fed. Reg. 23338, April 3, 2024) have no force or effect.

## Cosponsors (11)

- Rep. Buchanan, Vern [R-FL-16] (R-FL), 2025-01-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crenshaw, Dan [R-TX-2] (R-TX), 2025-01-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Letlow, Julia [R-LA-5] (R-LA), 2025-01-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Allen, Rick W. [R-GA-12] (R-GA), 2025-01-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smucker, Lloyd [R-PA-11] (R-PA), 2025-01-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-16] (R-PA), 2025-01-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Yakym, Rudy [R-IN-2] (R-IN), 2025-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fulcher, Russ [R-ID-1] (R-ID), 2025-10-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzgerald, Scott [R-WI-5] (R-WI), 2025-12-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bentz, Cliff [R-OR-2] (R-OR), 2025-12-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Barrett, Tom [R-MI-7] (R-MI), 2026-02-25T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Looser rules for short-term health plans: mixed, low. If enacted, this would cancel the federal rule on short-term, limited-duration health insurance and certain excepted benefits issued April 3, 2024 (89 Fed. Reg. 23338). The change would take effect upon enactment. You might see more short-term health plans for sale. These plans often have fewer pro…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-38: Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2025
- 119-hr-3699: Energy Choice Act
- 119-hres-719: Honoring the life and legacy of Charles Charlie James Kirk.
- 119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act
- 119-hr-7: No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1301: Death Tax Repeal Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-379 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/379)

## Related
- [119-hr-38: Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-38)
- [119-hr-3699: Energy Choice Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3699)
- [119-hres-719: Honoring the life and legacy of Charles Charlie James Kirk.](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hres-719)
- [119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage A…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-842)
- [119-hr-7: No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7)
- [119-hr-1301: Death Tax Repeal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1301)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-379 (as of 2026-09-21).