3.0.0 4778 2023-01-11T13:39:01Z 2023-01-11T13:39:01Z House HR 2018-01-11 115 [Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 7 (Thursday, January 11, 2018)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. KENNEDY:H.R. 4778.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8--to provide for the general welfareand to regulate commerce among the states.[Page H170]]]> hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing hsed02 Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee Referred to 2018-04-05T18:26:43Z Referred to 2018-01-11T14:03:15Z hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing hswm02 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2018-01-30T17:08:07Z Referred to 2018-01-11T14:03:20Z hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2018-01-12T21:21:31Z Referred to 2018-01-11T14:03:10Z Behavioral Health Coverage Transparency Act of 2018 115 2301 S 2018-01-11 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Identical bill CRS 2018-04-05 hsed02 Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions. Committee 2018-01-30 hswm02 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2018-01-12 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2018-01-11 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2018-01-11 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 2018-01-11 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2018-01-11 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2018-01-11 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress K000379 Rep. Kennedy, Joseph P., III [D-MA-4] Joseph Kennedy D MA P. 4 N M001163 Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-6] Doris Matsui D CA O. 6 2018-01-11 True T000469 Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] Paul Tonko D NY 20 2018-01-11 True L000570 Rep. Lujan, Ben Ray [D-NM-3] Ben Lujan D NM R. 3 2018-01-11 True E000179 Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-16] ELIOT ENGEL D NY L. 16 2018-01-11 True S001145 Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] JANICE SCHAKOWSKY D IL D. 9 2018-01-11 True D000624 Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-12] Debbie Dingell D MI 12 2018-01-11 True R000515 Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] BOBBY RUSH D IL L. 1 2018-01-11 True D000482 Rep. Doyle, Michael F. [D-PA-14] MIKE DOYLE D PA 14 2018-01-16 False E000293 Rep. Esty, Elizabeth H. [D-CT-5] Elizabeth Esty D CT H. 5 2018-06-21 False Health Accounting and auditing Administrative law and regulatory procedures Congressional oversight Consumer affairs Department of Health and Human Services Department of Labor Department of the Treasury Drug, alcohol, tobacco use Employee benefits and pensions Executive agency funding and structure Government information and archives Health care costs and insurance Health care coverage and access Health care quality Health information and medical records Health programs administration and funding Mental health Health 00 2018-01-11 Introduced in House 2018-05-11T19:55:58Z Behavioral Health Coverage Transparency Act of 2018

This bill amends the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), and the Internal Revenue Code to require the Departments of Health and Human Services (HHS), Labor, and the Treasury to: (1) cooperatively issue regulations to require group health plans and health insurance issuers to annually disclose the analyses performed to ensure compliance with mental health parity laws, and (2) conduct annual random audits of group health plans and health insurance issuers to determine compliance.

HHS must establish a consumer parity unit: (1) to facilitate the collection of, monitoring of, and response to consumer complaints; and (2) to provide consumers information about the disclosure requirements and enforcement of the mental health parity laws.

]]> Behavioral Health Coverage Transparency Act of 2018 Display Title Behavioral Health Coverage Transparency Act of 2018 Official Title as Introduced To strengthen parity in mental health and substance use disorder benefits. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Behavioral Health Coverage Transparency Act of 2018 Introduced in House 2018-01-11T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr4778ih/xml/BILLS-115hr4778ih.xml 2018-04-05 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.