US SB464 | 2021-2022 | 117th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on February 25 2021 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2021-02-25 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Pending: Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on February 25 2021 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2021-02-25 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Pending: Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
A bill to amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to require a group health plan or health insurance coverage offered in connection with such a plan to provide an exceptions process for any medication step therapy protocol, and for other purposes.
Title
Safe Step Act
Sponsors
| Sen. Lisa Murkowski [R-AK] | Sen. Margaret Hassan [D-NH] | Sen. Bill Cassidy [R-LA] | Sen. Jacky Rosen [D-NV] |
| Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith [R-MS] | Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D-NY] | Sen. Kyrsten Sinema [I-AZ] | Sen. Shelley Capito [R-WV] |
| Sen. Mazie Hirono [D-HI] | Sen. Thom Tillis [R-NC] | Sen. Jeanne Shaheen [D-NH] | Sen. Kevin Cramer [R-ND] |
| Sen. Jeff Merkley [D-OR] | Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT] | Sen. Roger Marshall [R-KS] | Sen. Angus King [I-ME] |
| Sen. Michael Bennet [D-CO] | Sen. Susan Collins [R-ME] | Sen. Tina Smith [D-MN] | Sen. Tim Scott [R-SC] |
| Sen. Jon Tester [D-MT] | Sen. Robert Casey [D-PA] | Sen. John Boozman [R-AR] | Sen. Jerry Moran [R-KS] |
| Sen. Cynthia Lummis [R-WY] | Sen. Roger Wicker [R-MS] | Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto [D-NV] | Sen. Raphael Warnock [D-GA] |
| Sen. Debbie Stabenow [D-MI] | Sen. Chris Van Hollen [D-MD] | Sen. Gary Peters [D-MI] | Sen. Thomas Carper [D-DE] |
| Sen. Mark Kelly [D-AZ] | Sen. Rob Portman [R-OH] | Sen. Tim Kaine [D-VA] | Sen. Dianne Feinstein [D-CA] |
| Sen. Martin Heinrich [D-NM] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2021-02-25 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. |
Same As/Similar To
HB2163 (Same As) 2021-03-23 - Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Subjects
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/464/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/117/bills/s464/BILLS-117s464is.pdf |
