H.R. 792 (IH) - Treatment of Children's Deformities Act of 2001 - BILLS-107hr792ih | Content Details

Category

Bills and Statutes

Collection

Congressional Bills

SuDoc Class Number

Y 1.6:
Y 1.4/6:

Congress Number

107th Congress

Congress Session

1st Session

Last Action Date Listed

February 28, 2001

Action

Mrs. Kelly (for herself, Mr. Ganske, Mr. Moore, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Frost, Mr. Boucher, Mr. King, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Cooksey, Mr. Luther, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Frank, Mr. English, Mr. Strickland, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Matsui, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Foley, Mr. Coyne, Ms. Dunn, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Gilman, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Payne, Mr. Fattah, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Owens, Mrs. Thurman, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Visclosky, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Leach, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Clement, and Mr. McGovern) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

Bill Number

H.R. 792

Bill Version

Introduced in House (IH)

Short Title

Treatment of Children's Deformities Act of 2001

Full Title

To amend the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require that group and individual health insurance coverage and group health plans provide coverage for treatment of a minor child's congenital or developmental deformity or disorder due to trauma, infection, tumor, or disease.

Sponsors

Sue W. Kelly(NY)

Cosponsors

Greg Ganske (IA); Dennis Moore (KS); Carolyn B. Maloney (NY); Spencer Bachus (AL); Earl F. Hilliard (AL); Martin Frost (TX); Rick Boucher (VA); Peter T. King (NY); John Elias Baldacci (ME); Michael R. McNulty (NY); David E. Price (NC); Michael F. Doyle (PA); John Cooksey (LA); Bill Luther (MN); Ed Whitfield (KY); Barney Frank (MA); Phil English (PA); Ted Strickland (OH); Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ); Robert T. Matsui (CA); Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA); Constance A. Morella (MD); Mark Foley (FL); William J. Coyne (PA); Jennifer Dunn (WA); Gary L. Ackerman (NY); Michael G. Oxley (OH); Benjamin A. Gilman (NY); Shelley Berkley (NV); Frank R. Wolf (VA); James T. Walsh (NY); Maurice D. Hinchey (NY); Mike McIntyre (NC); Donald M. Payne (NJ); Chaka Fattah (PA); Donna M. Christensen (VI); David E. Bonior (MI); Anthony D. Weiner (NY); Major R. Owens (NY); Karen L. Thurman (FL); Marge Roukema (NJ); Peter J. Visclosky (IN); Dale E. Kildee (MI); James A. Leach (IA); Dennis J. Kucinich (OH); Bob Clement (TN); James P. McGovern (MA)

Committees

Committee on Education and the Workforce (Standing), Committee on Energy and Commerce (Standing), Committee on Ways and Means (Standing)

United States Code References

29 U.S.C. 1191 and 1191a
42 U.S.C. 300gg-23 and 300gg-62