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HR 2120 106th Congress House

Equity in Prescription Insurance and Contraceptive Coverage Act of 1999

Official title: To require equitable coverage of prescription contraceptive drugs and devices, and contraceptive services under health plans.

Introduced: June 15, 1999 See on congress.gov
Health Ambulatory careCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceConsumer education
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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 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 16, 1999
Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.
Jul 7, 1999
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
Jun 10, 1999
Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Commerce, 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.
Jun 10, 1999
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 16, 1999

Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Equity in Prescription Insurance and Contraceptive Coverage Act of 1999 - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and the Public Health Service Act to prohibit a group health plan, and a health insurance issuer providing group coverage, from: (1) excluding or restricting benefits for prescription contraceptive drugs, devices, and outpatient services if the plan provides benefits for other outpatient prescription drugs, devices, or outpatient services; (2) denying eligibility based on use or potential use of such items or services; (3) providing monetary payments or rebates to a covered individual to encourage acceptance of less than the minimum protections available; (4) penalizing, reducing, or limiting a professional's reimbursement because the professional prescribed such drugs or devices or provided such services; or (5) providing incentives to a professional to induce the professional to withhold drugs, devices, or services. Amends the Public Health Service Act to apply those prohibitions to coverage offered in the individual market.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 27
All 27 Democratic 18 Republican 1 Independent 1
TURNER, JIM
· Sep 21, 2000
SANDLIN, MAX
· May 9, 2000
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Apr 4, 2000
CHRISTENSEN, DONNA
· Mar 29, 2000
DEUTSCH, PETER
· Nov 4, 1999
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Aug 5, 1999
 D
Thompson, Mike
California · Aug 5, 1999
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Aug 4, 1999
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Aug 4, 1999
 D
Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Jul 30, 1999
 R
Calvert, Ken
California · Jul 20, 1999
HOEFFEL, JOSEPH
· Jul 20, 1999
LAMPSON, NICK
· Jun 30, 1999
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Jun 30, 1999
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jun 30, 1999
 D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Jun 15, 1999
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Jun 15, 1999
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Jun 15, 1999
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Jun 15, 1999
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · Jun 15, 1999
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · Jun 15, 1999
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Jun 10, 1999
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Jun 10, 1999
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Jun 10, 1999
OSE, DOUG
· Jun 10, 1999
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Jun 10, 1999
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Jun 10, 1999
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2120: Equity in Prescription Insurance and Contraceptive Coverage Act of 1999. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-2120/
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"H.R. 2120: Equity in Prescription Insurance and Contraceptive Coverage Act of 1999." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-2120/.
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H.R. 2120, 106th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-2120/.
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