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HR 1877 103th Congress House Labor and Employment Adopted children Adoption Child health Discrimination in insurance Employee health benefits Health Health insurance

Health Coverage for Adopted Children Act of 1993

Introduced: April 28, 1993 See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 103rd Congress (1993–1994) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 11, 1993
Referred to the Subcommittee on Labor-Management Relations.
Apr 28, 1993
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Apr 28, 1993
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Health Coverage for Adopted Children Act of 1993 - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to require group health plan coverage of dependent children in adoption cases regardless of: (1) whether the adoption has taken effect; and (2) any preexisting conditions.

What's happening now May 11, 1993

Referred to the Subcommittee on Labor-Management Relations.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2 Republican 1
D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Jun 29, 1993
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · May 25, 1993
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Apr 28, 1993
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1877: Health Coverage for Adopted Children Act of 1993. 103rd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HR-1877/
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"H.R. 1877: Health Coverage for Adopted Children Act of 1993." 103rd Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HR-1877/.
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H.R. 1877, 103rd Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HR-1877/.
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