HCONRES 59
103th Congress
House
Health
Coinsurance
Discrimination in insurance
Drug abuse
Health insurance
Insurance premiums
Legislation
Managed care
Mental health services
Mentally ill
Treatment and rehabilitation of alcoholics
Treatment and rehabilitation of narcotic addicts
Expressing the sense of Congress that any health care reform program enacted by Congress should not discriminate in the treatment of services relating to mental illness and substance abuse.
Everywhere this bill has been
4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
Mar 16, 1993
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
Mar 4, 1993
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Mar 4, 1993
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E507)
Mar 4, 1993
Introduced in House
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Plain-English summary
Expresses the sense of the Congress that any health care reform program enacted by the Congress should include provisions to prohibit discrimination in the provision of and payment for health care services against individuals who suffer from mental illness or substance abuse.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
Bill text
1 version
- Introduced in House Formatted Text PDF
Committees of jurisdiction
2
Cosponsors
2
Cite this page
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 59: Expressing the sense of Congress that any health care reform program enacted by Congress should not discriminate in the treatment of services relating to mental illness and substance abuse.. 103rd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HCONRES-59/
"H. Con. Res. 59: Expressing the sense of Congress that any health care reform program enacted by Congress should not discriminate in the treatment of services relating to mental illness and substance abuse.." 103rd Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HCONRES-59/.
H. Con. Res. 59, 103rd Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HCONRES-59/.
[H. Con. Res. 59: Expressing the sense of Congress that any health care reform program enacted by Congress should not discriminate in the treatment of services relating to mental illness and substance abuse.](https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HCONRES-59/)