US SB643 | 2009-2010 | 111th Congress
Status
Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-1)
Status: Introduced on March 19 2009 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2009-03-19 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on March 19 2009 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2009-03-19 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Children's Health Protection Act of 2009 - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), the Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code to prohibit a group health plan from imposing any preexisting condition exclusion for individuals who have not attained 25 years of age. Applies such requirement to coverage offered in the individual market.
Title
Children's Health Protection Act of 2009
Sponsors
| Sen. Sherrod Brown [D-OH] | Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D-MN] | Sen. Frank Lautenberg [D-NJ] | Sen. Bernard Sanders [I-VT] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2009-03-19 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. |
Same As/Similar To
HB1619 (Same As) 2009-05-14 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
Subjects
Child health
Disability and health-based discrimination
Employee benefits and pensions
Health care costs and insurance
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/senate-bill/643/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/s643/BILLS-111s643is.pdf |
