US Congress House Bill 697 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 21)
Status: Introduced on January 26 2009 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2009-01-27 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Family Building Act of 2009 - Amends the Public Health Service Act and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) to require a group health plan that provides coverage for obstetrical services to include coverage for non-experimental treatment of infertility that is deemed appropriate by a participant or beneficiary and the treating physician. Requires coverage for assisted reproductive technology only if certain conditions are met. Prohibits a group health plan from taking specified actions to avoid the requirements of this Act. Applies such requirements to health insurance coverage offered in the individual market and coverage offered through Federal Employees Health Benefit (FEHB) plans.

Family Building Act of 2009

Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]	Rep. Gerald Connolly [D-VA]	Rep. Bob Filner [D-CA]	Rep. Barney Frank [D-MA]
Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]	Rep. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin [D-SD]	Rep. Steve Israel [D-NY]	Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]
Rep. John Lewis [D-GA]	Rep. Nita Lowey [D-NY]	Sen. Edward Markey [D-MA]	Rep. Eric Massa [D-NY]
Rep. Jerrold Nadler [D-NY]	Rep. Grace Napolitano [D-CA]	Rep. David Price [D-NC]	Rep. Laura Richardson [D-CA]
Rep. Allyson Schwartz [D-PA]	Rep. Fortney Stark [D-CA]	Rep. Niki Tsongas [D-MA]	Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz [D-FL]
Rep. Anthony Weiner [D-NY]

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-01-27		Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2009-01-26		Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform
2009-01-26		Referred to House Education and Labor
2009-01-26		Referred to House Energy and Commerce
2009-01-26		Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, and Oversight and Government Reform, 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.

SB1258 (Related) 2009-06-15 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/697/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/hr697/BILLS-111hr697ih.pdf