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HR 1749 108th Congress House

Health Care Parity for Legal Transportation and Recreational Activities Act

Official title: To promote health care coverage parity for individuals participating in legal recreational activities or legal transportation activities.

Introduced: July 25, 2003 See on congress.gov
Health All terrain vehiclesAnimalsEmployee health benefitsFinance and Financial Sector
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Health insuranceHorsesLabor and EmploymentMotorcyclesRecreationSkiingSnowmobilesSports and RecreationTransportation and Public Works
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 2, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.
Apr 24, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Apr 22, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Apr 10, 2003
Referred to the Committee on Energy and 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.
Apr 10, 2003
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 2, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Health Care Parity for Legal Transportation and Recreational Activities Act - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, the Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code to prohibit a group health plan or health insurance issuer from denying benefits otherwise provided for the treatment of an injury solely because such injury resulted from the participation of the participant or beneficiary in a legal transportation and recreational activity such as motorcycling or skiing.
 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 423 Identical bill HIPAA Recreational Injury Technical Correction Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 6
 Cosponsors 44
All 44 Democratic 15 Republican 11 Independent 1
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Turner, Michael R.
Ohio · Mar 17, 2004
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Larsen, Rick
Washington · Mar 16, 2004
 R
Moran, Jerry
Kansas · Feb 3, 2004
 R
Simpson, Michael K.
Idaho · Feb 3, 2004
Bordallo, Madeleine
· Nov 18, 2003
GOSS, PORTER
· Oct 17, 2003
LUCAS, KEN
· Oct 17, 2003
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Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Oct 8, 2003
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Rogers, Harold
Kentucky · Oct 1, 2003
Janklow, William
· Sep 30, 2003
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Sep 30, 2003
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Lofgren, Zoe
California · Sep 25, 2003
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Schiff, Adam B.
California · Sep 24, 2003
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Boozman, John
Arkansas · Sep 5, 2003
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Sep 5, 2003
FLETCHER, ERNEST
· Sep 5, 2003
LAMPSON, NICK
· Sep 5, 2003
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Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Jul 25, 2003
CRANE, PHILIP
· Jul 25, 2003
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jul 25, 2003
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Jul 25, 2003
THORNBERRY, WILLIAM
· Jul 25, 2003
 D
Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Jul 25, 2003
TAYLOR, GENE
· Jul 17, 2003
CHRISTENSEN, DONNA
· Jun 26, 2003
FROST, MARTIN
· Jun 26, 2003
Isakson, Johnny
· Jun 24, 2003
MOLLOHAN, ALAN
· Jun 17, 2003
DEUTSCH, PETER
· Jun 12, 2003
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Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · May 15, 2003
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Issa, Darrell
California · May 15, 2003
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Sánchez, Linda T.
California · May 15, 2003
BOEHNER, JOHN
· Apr 30, 2003
KLECZKA, GERALD
· Apr 30, 2003
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Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Apr 30, 2003
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Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Apr 10, 2003
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Calvert, Ken
California · Apr 10, 2003
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Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Apr 10, 2003
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Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Apr 10, 2003
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Graves, Sam
Missouri · Apr 10, 2003
LIPINSKI, WILLIAM
· Apr 10, 2003
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Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Apr 10, 2003
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Apr 10, 2003
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Apr 10, 2003
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1749: Health Care Parity for Legal Transportation and Recreational Activities Act. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1749/
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"H.R. 1749: Health Care Parity for Legal Transportation and Recreational Activities Act." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1749/.
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H.R. 1749, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1749/.
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