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HR 2256 108th Congress House

Help Expand Access to Recovery and Treatment (HEART) Act of 2003

Official title: To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide parity with respect t… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide parity with respect to substance abuse treatment benefits under group health plans and health insurance coverage.

Introduced: July 21, 2003 See on congress.gov
Health AlcoholismCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCoinsuranceCommerce
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Discrimination in insuranceDiscrimination in medical careDrug abuseDrug abuse treatmentEmployee health benefitsFinance and Financial SectorHealth insuranceLabor and EmploymentSmall business
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It never became law before the 108th Congress (2003–2004) 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 20, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.
Jun 11, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jun 2, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 22, 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.
May 22, 2003
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 20, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Help Expand Access to Recovery and Treatment (HEART) Act of 2003 - Amends the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the Internal Revenue Code to provide for parity in the application of treatment limitations and financial requirements to substance abuse treatment benefits under group health plans and individual health insurance coverage.
 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1138 Identical bill HEART Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 6
 Cosponsors 14
All 14 Democratic 12 Independent 1
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Oct 6, 2004
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Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Sep 22, 2004
MOLLOHAN, ALAN
· Sep 15, 2004
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Feb 4, 2004
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Jan 27, 2004
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Nov 7, 2003
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Oct 8, 2003
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Oct 8, 2003
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Oct 8, 2003
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Sep 4, 2003
 D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Jul 21, 2003
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Jun 19, 2003
 D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Jun 12, 2003
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Jun 12, 2003
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2256: Help Expand Access to Recovery and Treatment (HEART) Act of 2003. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-2256/
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"H.R. 2256: Help Expand Access to Recovery and Treatment (HEART) Act of 2003." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-2256/.
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