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HR 1806 106th Congress House

Access to Women's Health Care Act of 1999

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 adequate access to providers of obstetric and gynecological services.

Introduced: August 5, 1999 See on congress.gov
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This bill died when the 106th Congress ended
It never became law before the 106th Congress (1999–2000) 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 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 4, 1999
Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.
May 25, 1999
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
May 20, 1999
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 13, 1999
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.
May 13, 1999
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 4, 1999

Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Access to Women's Health Care Act of 1999 - Amends the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and the Internal Revenue Code to establish standards relating to patient access to unrestricted obstetric and gynecological services under group and individual health insurance coverage and group health plans.
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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 6
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 4 Independent 1
D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Mar 22, 2000
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Sep 27, 1999
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Sep 27, 1999
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Aug 5, 1999
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Aug 5, 1999
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1806: Access to Women's Health Care Act of 1999. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-1806/
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"H.R. 1806: Access to Women's Health Care Act of 1999." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-1806/.
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H.R. 1806, 106th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-1806/.
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