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Children's Health Protection Act of 2009

Introduced: March 19, 2009 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 7 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 14, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
Mar 23, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 19, 2009
Referred to House Ways and Means
Mar 19, 2009
Referred to House Education and Labor
Mar 19, 2009
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.
Mar 19, 2009
Referred to House Energy and Commerce
Mar 19, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Children's Health Protection Act of 2009 - 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 25 years of age.

Applies such requirement to coverage offered in the individual market.

What's happening now May 14, 2009

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

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 643 Identical bill Children's Health Protection Act of 2009
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 5
 Cosponsors 26
All 26 Democratic 26
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Titus, Dina
Nevada · Jan 21, 2010
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Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Apr 27, 2009
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Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Mar 19, 2009
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Mar 19, 2009
 D
Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Mar 19, 2009
 D
Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Mar 19, 2009
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Mar 19, 2009
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Mar 19, 2009
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Mar 19, 2009
 D
Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Mar 19, 2009
 D
Hirono, Mazie K.
Hawaii · Mar 19, 2009
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Mar 19, 2009
 D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Mar 19, 2009
 D
Matsui, Doris O.
California · Mar 19, 2009
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Mar 19, 2009
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Mar 19, 2009
 D
Murphy, Christopher
Connecticut · Mar 19, 2009
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Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Mar 19, 2009
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Mar 19, 2009
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Mar 19, 2009
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Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Mar 19, 2009
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Mar 19, 2009
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Mar 19, 2009
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Mar 19, 2009
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Tonko, Paul
New York · Mar 19, 2009
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Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Mar 19, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1619: Children's Health Protection Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1619/
MLA
"H.R. 1619: Children's Health Protection Act of 2009." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1619/.
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H.R. 1619, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1619/.
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