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H.R. 4737 105th Congress House

Treatment of Children's Deformities Act of 1998

Official title: To amend the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require that group and in… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require that group and individual health insurance coverage and group health plans provide coverage for treatment of a minor child's congenital or developmental deformity or disorder due to trauma, infection, tumor, or disease.

Introduced: October 8, 1998 See on congress.gov
Health Birth defectsChild healthCommerceConsumer education
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It never became law before the 105th Congress (1997–1998) 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 7 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 20, 1998
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
Oct 9, 1998
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2001)
Oct 8, 1998
Referred to House Ways and Means
Oct 8, 1998
Referred to House Education and the Workforce
Oct 8, 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.
Oct 8, 1998
Referred to House Commerce
Oct 8, 1998
Introduced in House
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 Latest action October 20, 1998

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Treatment of Children's Deformities Act of 1998 - Amends the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), and the Internal Revenue Code to set standards requiring that group and individual health insurance coverage and group health plans provide coverage for treatment of a minor child's congenital or developmental deformity or disorder due to trauma, infection, tumor, or disease.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4737: Treatment of Children's Deformities Act of 1998. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-4737/
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"H.R. 4737: Treatment of Children's Deformities Act of 1998." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-4737/.
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H.R. 4737, 105th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-4737/.
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