S 977
108th Congress
Senate
Health
Birth defects
Child health
Commerce
Consumer education
Employee health benefits
Families
Finance and Financial Sector
Health insurance
Labor and Employment
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Standards
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Treatment of Children's Deformities Act of 2003
Introduced: May 1, 2003
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 1, 2003
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5669-5670)
May 1, 2003
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5668-5669)
May 1, 2003
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
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.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5669-5670)
Committees of jurisdiction
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