HR 2409
105th Congress
House
Health
Alcoholism treatment
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Coinsurance
Commerce
Discrimination in insurance
Discrimination in medical care
Drug abuse
Drug abuse treatment
Employee health benefits
Finance and Financial Sector
Health insurance
Labor and Employment
Small business
Substance Abuse Treatment Parity Act of 1997
Introduced: September 4, 1997
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Everywhere this bill has been
11 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 14, 1998
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H7677)
Apr 21, 1998
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H2079)
Sep 26, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.
Sep 19, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
Sep 12, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Sep 4, 1997
Referred to House Ways and Means
Sep 4, 1997
Referred to House Education and the Workforce
Sep 4, 1997
Referred to the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, and Ways and Means, 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.
Sep 4, 1997
Referred to House Commerce
Sep 4, 1997
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1657)
Sep 4, 1997
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Substance Abuse Treatment Parity Act of 1997 - Amends the Public Health Service Act, Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the Internal Revenue Code to require parity and nondiscriminatory application of treatment limitations and financial requirements to substance abuse treatment benefits under private group and individual health plans which offer such treatment benefits in addition to medical and surgical benefits. Exempts from this Act small employers with 50 or fewer employees.
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Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H7677)