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Insurance Protection for Victims of Domestic Violence Act

Introduced: March 10, 1995 Introduced by: Wyden, Ron Democratic · Oregon See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
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Became law
Mar 24, 1995
Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.
Mar 20, 1995
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
Mar 10, 1995
Referred to the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Mar 10, 1995
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Insurance Protection for Victims of Domestic Violence Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to create a new title prohibiting health insurers from discriminating against an individual or group because the individual or a family member is the subject of abuse.

Mandates development of model standards. Requires each State to report on its implementation actions and, where States fail to act, provides for Federal enforcement involving civil fines against insurers and a Federal private right of action.

Provides for application of this Act to specified provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.

What's happening now March 24, 1995

Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Dec 13, 1995
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Oct 10, 1995
 D
Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Mar 10, 1995
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1201: Insurance Protection for Victims of Domestic Violence Act. 104th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-1201/
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