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Treatment of Children's Deformities Act of 1998

Introduced: January 6, 1999 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Jan 22, 1999
Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Youth and Families.
Jan 19, 1999
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
Jan 7, 1999
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E27)
Jan 6, 1999
Referred to the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Education and the Workforce, 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.
Jan 6, 1999
Introduced in House
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 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, 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.

What's happening now January 22, 1999

Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Youth and Families.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 5
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 6 Independent 1
D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Jul 10, 2000
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jun 14, 2000
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Mar 28, 2000
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Mar 28, 2000
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Mar 21, 2000
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Mar 16, 2000
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Apr 13, 1999
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 49: Treatment of Children's Deformities Act of 1998. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-49/
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"H.R. 49: Treatment of Children's Deformities Act of 1998." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-49/.
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H.R. 49, 106th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-49/.
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