S 1114
105th Congress
Senate
Health
Commerce
Employee health benefits
Finance and Financial Sector
Health insurance
Health insurance industry
Labor and Employment
Small business
Standards
Lifetime Caps Discrimination Prevention Act
Introduced: July 31, 1997
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
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
Plain-English summary
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
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources.
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1