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Lifetime Caps Discrimination Prevention Act

Introduced: July 31, 1997 See on congress.gov
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Jul 31, 1997
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources.
Jul 31, 1997
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S8576-8577)
Jul 31, 1997
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Lifetime Caps Discrimination Prevention Act - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and the Public Health Service Act to prohibit a group health plan (and a health insurer providing coverage under a group plan) from imposing an aggregate dollar lifetime limit less than specified amounts. Exempts plans offered to or maintained for employees of employers with fewer than 20 employees.

What's happening now July 31, 1997

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources.

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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Sep 26, 1997
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1114: Lifetime Caps Discrimination Prevention Act. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-S-1114/
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"S. 1114: Lifetime Caps Discrimination Prevention Act." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-S-1114/.
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S. 1114, 105th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/105-S-1114/.
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