{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["http://upton.house.gov/News/DocumentSingle.aspx?DocumentID=361739", "House Passes Upton\u2019s Bipartisan #KeepYourHealthPlan Act", "2013-11-15", "2013", "2013-11", "Republican", "House", "MI", "Fred Upton", "U000031", "upton.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton, R-St. Joseph, applauded today\u2019s House passage of his bipartisan Keep Your Health Plan Act (H.R. 3350). The House of Representatives approved the Keep Your Heath Plan Act by a vote of 261 to 157. This bipartisan legislation would allow health care plans currently available on the individual market to continue to be offered next year, expanding choices and beginning to provide peace of mind to the millions of Americans who have been left to worry in the wake of the President\u2019s broken promise. Under the Keep Your Health Plan Act all Americans would have added flexibility around their health coverage enrollment options without facing a penalty under the health care law. The White House has threatened to veto this bill, saying, \u201cCongress should work with the administration to improve the law and move forward,\u201d just hours after working \u201caround\u201d Congress and announcing another administrative \u201cfix.\u201d\u00a0 \u201cFor the last three years, the President repeated his promise to the American people that if they like their current health care plan, they can keep it \u2013 period. Millions of Americans, including nearly a quarter of a million folks in Michigan, took the President at his word and are now unexpectedly receiving cancellation notices,\u201d said Upton.  \u201cSadly for many Americans, it\u2019s cancellations today and sticker shock tomorrow. Today, with bipartisan support, the House stood up and gave a voice to those folks receiving cancellation notices and passed the Keep Your Health Plan Act. It\u2019s a start, and much more work remains. Let\u2019s keep the promise.\u201d Upton has heard from countless people from across Southwest Michigan who are losing their plans because of the Affordable Care Act. Speaking from the House floor before today\u2019s vote, Upton highlighted the plight of one family from Bangor, Michigan, who will lose their current plan because of the health care law. \u201cThis bill is to help provide peace of mind to folks like the farmer in Bangor, Michigan, who just found out, after purchasing his family\u2019s insurance for the last 30 years, that he will be able to keep their plan no more. And the sticker shock will be unbearable as their premiums double and their deductible jumps nearly three thousand bucks.\u201d Watch Upton\u2019s remarks from the House floor here. More background on the Keep Your Health Plan Act is online here.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["http://upton.house.gov/News/DocumentSingle.aspx?DocumentID=361739"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.521565020084381, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}