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S 1822 106th Congress Senate

Treatment of Children's Deformities Act of 1999

Official title: A bill 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… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill 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 coverage for treatment of a minor child's congenital or developmental deformity or disorder due to trauma, infection, tumor, or disease.

Introduced: July 27, 2000 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.
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Became law
Oct 28, 1999
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Oct 28, 1999
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S13407)
Oct 28, 1999
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action October 28, 1999

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Treatment of Children's Deformities Act of 1999 - Amends the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), 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.
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 1
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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Jul 27, 2000
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1822: Treatment of Children's Deformities Act of 1999. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-S-1822/
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"S. 1822: Treatment of Children's Deformities Act of 1999." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-S-1822/.
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S. 1822, 106th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/106-S-1822/.
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