John Boehner: “pursuant to H. Res. 379, I call up the bill (H.R. 525) to amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act…”

“pursuant to H. Res. 379, I call up the bill (H.R. 525) to amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to improve access and choice for entrepreneurs with small businesses with respect to medical care for their employees, and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the title of the bill. The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Gillmor). Pursuant to House Resolution 379, the bill is considered read for amendment. The text of H.R. 525 is as follows: H.R. 525 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE AND TABLE OF CONTENTS. (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2005''. (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title and table of contents. Sec. 2. Rules governing association health plans. Sec. 3. Clarification of treatment of single employer arrangements. Sec. 4. Enforcement provisions relating to association health plans. Sec. 5. Cooperation between Federal and State authorities. Sec. 6. Effective date and transitional and other rules. SEC. 2. RULES GOVERNING ASSOCIATION HEALTH PLANS. (a) In General.--Subtitle B of title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 is amended by adding after part 7 the following new part: ``PART 8--RULES GOVERNING ASSOCIATION HEALTH PLANS ``SEC. 801. ASSOCIATION HEALTH PLANS.…”