HR 674
102th Congress
House
Armed Forces and National Security
Armed forces reserves
Employee rights
Health insurance
Persian Gulf War
Veterans' medical care
Operation Desert Storm Medical Protection Act
Introduced: January 28, 1991
Introduced by:
Smith, Christopher H.
Republican
· New Jersey
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 28, 1991
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Jan 28, 1991
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Operation Desert Storm Medical Protection Act - Provides that, in the case of employer-offered health insurance, an exclusion or waiting period may not be imposed in connection with coverage of a health or physical condition of a person employed and covered under such policy who goes to active military service or training and returns and is reemployed if: (1) the condition arose before or during a person's training or service in the armed forces; (2) such exclusion or waiting period would not be imposed for the condition during a normal period of coverage; and (3) the condition of such person has not been determined by the Secretary to be service-connected.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Committees of jurisdiction
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