H.R. 1424 (RH) - Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2007 - BILLS-110hr1424rh | Content Details

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SuDoc Class Number

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Congress Number

110th Congress

Congress Session

2nd Session

Last Action Date Listed

March 4, 2008

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Additional sponsors: Mrs. Bono Mack, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Altmire, Mr. Gerlach, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Dent, Mr. Patrick Murphy of Pennsylvania, Mrs. Boyda of Kansas, Mr. Mitchell, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Miller of North Carolina, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Bonner, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Hill, Mr. Melancon, Mr. Shuler, and Mr. Smith of Texas, Reported from the Committee on Energy and Commerce with an amendment; committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed, Mr. Kennedy (for himself, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Alexander, Mr. Allen, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Arcuri, Mr. Baca, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Baird, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Barrow, Ms. Bean, Mr. Becerra, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Berman, Mr. Berry, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Mr. Bishop of New York, Mr. Blumenauer, Ms. Bordallo, Mr. Boren, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Boyd of Florida, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. Braley of Iowa, Ms. Corrine Brown of Florida, Mr. Butterfield, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Cardoza, Mr. Carnahan, Mr. Carney, Ms. Carson, Ms. Castor, Mr. Chandler, Mrs. Christensen, Ms. Clarke, Mr. Clay, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Cooper, Mr. Costa, Mr. Costello, Mr. Courtney, Mr. Crowley, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Cuellar, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Davis of Alabama, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mrs. Davis of California, Mr. Lincoln Davis of Tennessee, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Delahunt, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Dicks, Mr. Doggett, Mr. Donnelly, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Ellison, Mr. Ellsworth, Mr. Emanuel, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Engel, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Etheridge, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Farr, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Ferguson, Mr. Filner, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Ms. Giffords, Mr. Gilchrest, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Gordon of Tennessee, Mr. Al Green of Texas, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Hall of New York, Mr. Hare, Ms. Harman, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Ms. Herseth, Mr. Higgins, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Hinojosa, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Hodes, Mr. Holden, Mr. Holt, Mr. Honda, Ms. Hooley, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Inslee, Mr. Israel, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Jefferson, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. Kagen, Mr. Kanjorski, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Keller of Florida, Mr. Kildee, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Kind, Mr. King of New York, Mr. Kirk, Mr. Klein of Florida, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Langevin, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Larsen of Washington, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Mr. LaTourette, Ms. Lee, Mr. Levin, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Loebsack, Ms. Zoe Lofgren of California, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Lynch, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mr. Markey, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Matheson, Ms. Matsui, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Ms. McCollum of Minnesota, Mr. McDermott, Mr. McGovern, Mr. McHugh, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. McNerney, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Meek of Florida, Mr. Meeks of New York, Mr. Mica, Mr. Michaud, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr. George Miller of California, Mr. Mollohan, Mr. Moore of Kansas, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Murphy of Connecticut, Mr. Tim Murphy of Pennsylvania, Mr. Murtha, Mr. Nadler, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Ms. Norton, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Obey, Mr. Olver, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Payne, Mr. Perlmutter, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Platts, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Renzi, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Rodriguez, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Ross, Mr. Rothman, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Ruppersberger, Mr. Rush, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Mr. Salazar, Ms. Linda T. Sánchez of California, Ms. Loretta Sanchez of California, Mr. Sarbanes, Mr. Saxton, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Schiff, Mrs. Schmidt, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Ms. Schwartz, Mr. Scott of Georgia, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Sestak, Mr. Shays, Ms. Shea-Porter, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Sires, Mr. Skelton, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Snyder, Ms. Solis, Mr. Space, Mr. Spratt, Mr. Stark, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Sullivan, Ms. Sutton, Mr. Tanner, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Thompson of California, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Towns, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Mr. Upton, Mr. Van Hollen, Ms. Velázquez, Mr. Visclosky, Mr. Walsh of New York, Mr. Walz of Minnesota, Mr. Wamp, Ms. Waters, Ms. Watson, Mr. Watt, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Welch of Vermont, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Wilson of Ohio, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Wu, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Yarmuth, and Mr. Young of Alaska) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor and Ways and Means, 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, Reported from the Committee on Education and Labor with an amendment, Reported from the Committee on Ways and Means with an amendment

Bill Number

H.R. 1424

Bill Version

Reported in House (RH)

Short Title

Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2007

Full Title

To amend section 712 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, section 2705 of the Public Health Service Act, and section 9812 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require equity in the provision of mental health and substance-related disorder benefits under group health plans.

Sponsors

Patrick J. Kennedy(RI)

Cosponsors

Jim Ramstad (MN); Neil Abercrombie (HI); Gary L. Ackerman (NY); Rodney Alexander (LA); Thomas H. Allen (ME); Robert E. Andrews (NJ); Michael A. Arcuri (NY); Joe Baca (CA); Spencer Bachus (AL); Brian Baird (WA); Tammy Baldwin (WI); John Barrow (GA); Melissa L. Bean (IL); Xavier Becerra (CA); Shelley Berkley (NV); Howard L. Berman (CA); Marion Berry (AR); Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA); Timothy H. Bishop (NY); Earl Blumenauer (OR); Madeleine Z. Bordallo (GU); Dan Boren (OK); Leonard L. Boswell (IA); Rick Boucher (VA); Allen Boyd (FL); Robert A. Brady (PA); Bruce L. Braley (IA); Corrine Brown (FL); G. K. Butterfield (NC); Lois Capps (CA); Michael E. Capuano (MA); Dennis A. Cardoza (CA); Russ Carnahan (MO); Christopher P. Carney (PA); Ms. Carson; Kathy Castor (FL); Ben Chandler (KY); Donna M. Christensen (VI); Yvette D. Clarke (NY); Wm. Lacy Clay (MO); Emanuel Cleaver (MO); James E. Clyburn (SC); Steve Cohen (TN); John Conyers, Jr. (MI); Jim Cooper (TN); Jim Costa (CA); Jerry F. Costello (IL); Joe Courtney (CT); Joseph Crowley (NY); Barbara Cubin (WY); Henry Cuellar (TX); Elijah E. Cummings (MD); Artur Davis (AL); Danny K. Davis (IL); Susan A. Davis (CA); Lincoln Davis (TN); Peter A. DeFazio (OR); Diana DeGette (CO); Bill Delahunt (MA); Rosa L. DeLauro (CT); Norman D. Dicks (WA); Lloyd Doggett (TX); Joe Donnelly (IN); Michael F. Doyle (PA); Edwards; Keith Ellison (MN); Brad Ellsworth (IN); Rahm Emanuel (IL); Jo Ann Emerson (MO); Eliot L. Engel (NY); Phil English (PA); Anna G. Eshoo (CA); Bob Etheridge (NC); Eni F. H. Faleomavaega (AS); Sam Farr (CA); Chaka Fattah (PA); Mike Ferguson (NJ); Bob Filner (CA); Barney Frank (MA); Rodney P. Frelinghuysen (NJ); Gabrielle Giffords (AZ); Wayne T. Gilchrest (MD); Kirsten E. Gillibrand (NY); Charles A. Gonzalez (TX); Bart Gordon (TN); Al Green (TX); Gene Green (TX); Raul M. Grijalva (AZ); Luis V. Gutierrez (IL); John J. Hall (NY); Phil Hare (IL); Jane Harman (CA); Alcee L. Hastings (FL); Stephanie Herseth Sandlin (SD); Brian Higgins (NY); Maurice D. Hinchey (NY); Ruben Hinojosa (TX); Mazie K. Hirono (HI); Paul W. Hodes (NH); Tim Holden (PA); Rush Holt (NJ); Michael M. Honda (CA); Darlene Hooley (OR); Steny H. Hoyer (MD); Jay Inslee (WA); Steve Israel (NY); Jesse L. Jackson, Jr. (IL); Sheila Jackson Lee (TX); William J. Jefferson (LA); Eddie Bernice Johnson (TX); Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (GA); Stephanie Tubbs Jones (OH); Steve Kagen (WI); Paul E. Kanjorski (PA); Marcy Kaptur (OH); Ric Keller (FL); Dale E. Kildee (MI); Carolyn C. Kilpatrick (MI); Ron Kind (WI); Peter T. King (NY); Mark Kirk (IL); Ron Klein (FL); Dennis J. Kucinich (OH); Ray LaHood (IL); Nick Lampson (TX); James R. Langevin (RI); Tom Lantos (CA); Rick Larsen (WA); John B. Larson (CT); Steven C. LaTourette (OH); Barbara Lee (CA); Sander M. Levin (MI); John Lewis (GA); Daniel Lipinski (IL); Frank A. LoBiondo (NJ); David Loebsack (IA); Zoe Lofgren (CA); Nita M. Lowey (NY); Stephen F. Lynch (MA); Carolyn B. Maloney (NY); Edward J. Markey (MA); Jim Marshall (GA); Jim Matheson (UT); Doris O. Matsui (CA); Carolyn McCarthy (NY); Betty McCollum (MN); Jim McDermott (WA); James P. McGovern (MA); John M. McHugh (NY); Mike McIntyre (NC); Jerry McNerney (CA); Michael R. McNulty (NY); Martin T. Meehan (MA); Kendrick B. Meek (FL); Gregory W. Meeks (NY); John L. Mica (FL); Michael H. Michaud (ME); Juanita Millender-McDonald (CA); George Miller (CA); Alan B. Mollohan (WV); Dennis Moore (KS); Gwen Moore (WI); James P. Moran (VA); Christopher Murphy (CT); Tim Murphy (PA); John P. Murtha (PA); Jerrold Nadler (NY); Grace F. Napolitano (CA); Richard E. Neal (MA); Eleanor Holmes Norton (DC); James L. Oberstar (MN); David R. Obey (WI); John W. Olver (MA); Solomon P. Ortiz (TX); Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ); Bill Pascrell, Jr. (NJ); Ed Pastor (AZ); Donald M. Payne (NJ); Ed Perlmutter (CO); Collin C. Peterson (MN); Charles W. "Chip" Pickering (MS); Todd Russell Platts (PA); Earl Pomeroy (ND); David E. Price (NC); Nick J. Rahall II (WV); Charles B. Rangel (NY); Rick Renzi (AZ); Silvestre Reyes (TX); Ciro D. Rodriguez (TX); Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (FL); Mike Ross (AR); Steven R. Rothman (NJ); Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA); C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger (MD); Bobby L. Rush (IL); Tim Ryan (OH); John T. Salazar (CO); Linda T. Sanchez (CA); Loretta Sanchez (CA); John P. Sarbanes (MD); Jim Saxton (NJ); Janice D. Schakowsky (IL); Adam B. Schiff (CA); Jean Schmidt (OH); Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL); Allyson Y. Schwartz (PA); David Scott (GA); Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA); Jose E. Serrano (NY); Joe Sestak (PA); Christopher Shays (CT); Carol Shea-Porter (NH); Brad Sherman (CA); Albio Sires (NJ); Ike Skelton (MO); Louise McIntosh Slaughter (NY); Adam Smith (WA); Christopher H. Smith (NJ); Vic Snyder (AR); Hilda L. Solis (CA); Zachary T. Space (OH); John M. Spratt, Jr. (SC); Fortney Pete Stark (CA); Bart Stupak (MI); John Sullivan (OK); Betty Sutton (OH); John S. Tanner (TN); Ellen O. Tauscher (CA); Bennie G. Thompson (MS); Mike Thompson (CA); John F. Tierney (MA); Edolphus Towns (NY); Mark Udall (CO); Tom Udall (NM); Fred Upton (MI); Chris Van Hollen (MD); Nydia M. Velazquez (NY); Peter J. Visclosky (IN); James T. Walsh (NY); Timothy J. Walz (MN); Zach Wamp (TN); Maxine Waters (CA); Diane E. Watson (CA); Melvin L. Watt (NC); Henry A. Waxman (CA); Anthony D. Weiner (NY); Peter Welch (VT); Robert Wexler (FL); Charles A. Wilson (OH); Joe Wilson (SC); Lynn C. Woolsey (CA); David Wu (OR); Albert Russell Wynn (MD); John A. Yarmuth (KY); Don Young (AK); Mary Bono Mack (CA); John D. Dingell (MI); Jason Altmire (PA); Jim Gerlach (PA); Vernon J. Ehlers (MI); Paul E. Gillmor (OH); Charles W. Dent (PA); Patrick J. Murphy (PA); Nancy E. Boyda (KS); Harry E. Mitchell (AZ); Shelley Moore Capito (WV); Brad Miller (NC); Robert E. (Bud) Cramer Jr. (AL); Jo Bonner (AL); Frank R. Wolf (VA); Baron P. Hill (IN); Charlie Melancon (LA); Heath Shuler (NC); Lamar Smith (TX)

Committees

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

Report Number

H. Rept.110-374

United States Code References

5 U.S.C. Chapter 89
29 U.S.C. 1185a
42 U.S.C. 300gg-5