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        <fullName>Rep. Halvorson, Deborah L. [D-IL-11]</fullName>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p>Grieving Families Insurance Protection Act of 2009 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to prohibit a health insurance issuer offering health insurance coverage in the individual market from: (1) establishing or maintaining rules of eligibility of any individual to enroll under the terms of the coverage based on any individual's receipt of grief counseling at any time; or (2) reducing the benefits covered or offered for coverage on such basis.</p>]]></text>
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