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HR 2820 110th Congress House Health Employee health benefits Finance and Financial Sector Health insurance Labor and Employment Plastic surgery

Reconstructive Surgery Act of 2007

Introduced: June 21, 2007 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
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Became law
Sep 11, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
Jun 21, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jun 21, 2007
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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.
Jun 21, 2007
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Reconstructive Surgery Act of 2007 - Amends the Public Health Service Act and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to require a group health plan that provide coverage for surgery to also cover reconstructive surgery, including medically-necessary treatment for preoperative and postoperative care. Defines "reconstructive surgery" as any medically necessary and appropriate surgery performed to correct or repair abnormal structures of the body caused by congenital defects, developmental abnormalities, trauma, infection, tumors, or disease to: (1) improve functions; or (2) give the patient a normal appearance. Excludes cosmetic surgery that is performed to alter or reshape normal structures of the body in order to improve appearance.

Applies such requirements to health insurance coverage offered in the individual market.

What's happening now September 11, 2007

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 1 Republican 2
D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Sep 19, 2007
 R
Rogers, Mike D.
Alabama · Sep 18, 2007
 R
Boozman, John
Arkansas · Aug 4, 2007
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2820: Reconstructive Surgery Act of 2007. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-2820/
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"H.R. 2820: Reconstructive Surgery Act of 2007." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-2820/.
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H.R. 2820, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-2820/.
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