3.0.0 6689 2023-01-11T13:41:43Z 2023-01-11T13:41:43Z House HR 2018-08-28 115 [Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 144 (Tuesday, August 28, 2018)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. PETERSON:H.R. 6689.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3 of the United StatesConstitution.[Page H7776]]]> hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2018-08-31T17:38:43Z Referred to 2018-08-28T16:01:15Z hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing Referred to 2018-08-28T16:01:25Z hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing Referred to 2018-08-28T16:01:20Z Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act 115 3369 S 2018-08-23 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Identical bill CRS 2018-08-31 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2018-08-28 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 2018-08-28 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2018-08-28 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2018-08-28 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2018-08-28 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress P000258 Rep. Peterson, Collin C. [D-MN-7] COLLIN PETERSON D MN C. 7 N Y000066 Rep. Young, David [R-IA-3] David Young R IA 3 2018-08-28 True Y000063 Rep. Yoder, Kevin [R-KS-3] Kevin Yoder R KS 3 2018-08-28 True M000312 Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] JAMES MCGOVERN D MA P. 2 2018-08-28 True F000464 Rep. Faso, John J. [R-NY-19] John Faso R NY J. 19 2018-08-28 True R000580 Rep. Roskam, Peter J. [R-IL-6] Peter Roskam R IL J. 6 2018-09-05 False V000108 Rep. Visclosky, Peter J. [D-IN-1] PETER VISCLOSKY D IN J. 1 2018-09-05 False D000619 Rep. Davis, Rodney [R-IL-13] Rodney Davis R IL 13 2018-09-05 False G000583 Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] Josh Gottheimer D NJ 5 2018-09-13 False R000602 Rep. Rice, Kathleen M. [D-NY-4] Kathleen Rice D NY M. 4 2018-09-17 False S001187 Rep. Stivers, Steve [R-OH-15] Steve Stivers R OH 15 2018-09-26 False T000467 Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-5] Glenn Thompson R PA 5 2018-10-16 False B001304 Rep. Brown, Anthony G. [D-MD-4] Anthony Brown D MD G. 4 2018-10-16 False T000469 Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] Paul Tonko D NY 20 2018-10-16 False P000593 Rep. Perlmutter, Ed [D-CO-7] Ed Perlmutter D CO 7 2018-10-23 False P000594 Rep. Paulsen, Erik [R-MN-3] Erik Paulsen R MN 3 2018-11-06 False S001148 Rep. Simpson, Michael K. [R-ID-2] MICHAEL SIMPSON R ID K. 2 2018-11-15 False Health Dental care Health care costs and insurance Health care coverage and access Hereditary and development disorders Insurance industry and regulation Surgery and anesthesia Health 00 2018-08-28 Introduced in House 2019-03-21T19:30:16Z Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act

This bill amends the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require private health insurance plans to cover diagnosis and treatment services for congenital anomalies and birth defects, including reconstructive services and prosthetics.

]]> Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act Display Title Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act Official Title as Introduced 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 congenital anomaly or birth defect. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act Introduced in House 2018-08-28T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr6689ih/xml/BILLS-115hr6689ih.xml 2018-08-31 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. 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.