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HR 2842 110th Congress House

Children's Health Protection Act of 2007

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

Official title: To amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prohibit preexisting condition exclusions for children in group health plans and health insurance coverage in the group and individual markets.

Introduced: June 22, 2007 See on congress.gov
Health Child healthCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesDiscrimination in insuranceDiscrimination in medical care
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Employee health benefitsFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorHealth insuranceLabor and Employment
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 27, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jun 22, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jun 22, 2007
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, 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.
Jun 22, 2007
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 27, 2007

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Children's Health Protection Act of 2007 - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), the Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code to prohibit a group health plan from imposing any preexisting condition exclusion for individuals who have not attained 19 years of age.

Applies such requirement to coverage offered in the individual market.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 3115 Related bill Children's Health Protection Act of 2008
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 5
 Cosponsors 15
All 15 Democratic 15
D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Jun 17, 2008
 D
Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Nov 15, 2007
 D
Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Aug 3, 2007
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Jul 17, 2007
 D
Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Jul 17, 2007
 D
Cuellar, Henry
Texas · Jul 17, 2007
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Jul 17, 2007
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Jul 17, 2007
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jul 17, 2007
 D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Jul 17, 2007
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Jul 17, 2007
 D
Thompson, Mike
California · Jul 17, 2007
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Jul 17, 2007
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Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Jul 17, 2007
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Waters, Maxine
California · Jul 17, 2007
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2842: Children's Health Protection Act of 2007. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-2842/
MLA
"H.R. 2842: Children's Health Protection Act of 2007." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-2842/.
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H.R. 2842, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-2842/.
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