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HR 296 108th Congress House

Treatment of Children's Deformities Act of 2003

Official title: 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 in… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: 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: February 25, 2003 See on congress.gov
Health Birth defectsChild healthCommerceConsumer education
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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
Feb 21, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.
Feb 3, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jan 23, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jan 8, 2003
Referred to the Committee on Energy and 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 8, 2003
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 21, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Treatment of Children's Deformities Act of 2003 - 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 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.
 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 977 Identical bill Treatment of Children's Deformities Act of 2003
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 6
 Cosponsors 16
All 16 Democratic 9
DUNN, JENNIFER
· Jun 1, 2004
GREENWOOD, JAMES
· Jun 1, 2004
 D
Larsen, Rick
Washington · Jun 1, 2004
 D
Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Jun 1, 2004
 D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · May 4, 2004
DEUTSCH, PETER
· Jul 15, 2003
 D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Jun 3, 2003
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · May 22, 2003
Toomey, Patrick
· May 9, 2003
HOEFFEL, JOSEPH
· Apr 3, 2003
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Mar 24, 2003
CHRISTENSEN, DONNA
· Mar 18, 2003
FROST, MARTIN
· Feb 25, 2003
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Feb 25, 2003
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Feb 25, 2003
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Feb 25, 2003
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 296: Treatment of Children's Deformities Act of 2003. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-296/
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"H.R. 296: Treatment of Children's Deformities Act of 2003." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-296/.
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