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Mental Health and Substance Abuse Parity Amendments of 1998

Introduced: March 26, 1998 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 9 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 5, 1998
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1044)
May 5, 1998
Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.
May 4, 1998
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
Apr 1, 1998
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 26, 1998
Referred to House Ways and Means
Mar 26, 1998
Referred to House Education and the Workforce
Mar 26, 1998
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.
Mar 26, 1998
Referred to House Commerce
Mar 26, 1998
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Mental Health and Substance Abuse Parity Amendments of 1998 - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), the Internal Revenue Code, and the Public Health Service Act to prohibit group and individual health plans from imposing treatment limitations or financial requirements on the coverage of mental health benefits, or substance abuse and chemical dependency benefits, if similar limitations or requirements are not imposed on medical and surgical benefits.

Amends the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1986 to provide for coordination in implementation of such amendments.

What's happening now June 5, 1998

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1044)

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 6
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Aug 7, 1998
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · May 22, 1998
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Apr 23, 1998
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3568: Mental Health and Substance Abuse Parity Amendments of 1998. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-3568/
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"H.R. 3568: Mental Health and Substance Abuse Parity Amendments of 1998." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-3568/.
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