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Ending LGBT Health Disparities Act

Introduced: June 23, 2009 Introduced by: Baldwin, Tammy Democratic · Wisconsin See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 18 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 3, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Jul 23, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Jun 26, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jun 24, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Jun 24, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jun 23, 2009
Referred to House Foreign Affairs
Jun 23, 2009
Referred to House Intelligence (Permanent)
Jun 23, 2009
Referred to House Transportation and Infrastructure
Jun 23, 2009
Referred to House Veterans' Affairs
Jun 23, 2009
Referred to House Education and Labor
Jun 23, 2009
Referred to House Administration
Jun 23, 2009
Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform
Jun 23, 2009
Referred to House Ways and Means
Jun 23, 2009
Referred to House Judiciary
Jun 23, 2009
Referred to House Armed Services
Jun 23, 2009
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, the Judiciary, Ways and Means, Oversight and Government Reform, House Administration, Education and Labor, Veterans' Affairs, Transportation and Infrastructure, Intelligence (Permanent Select), and Foreign Affairs, 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 23, 2009
Referred to House Energy and Commerce
Jun 23, 2009
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Ending LGBT Health Disparities Act - Sets forth provisions concerning the health of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals.

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend the tax exclusion for employer-provided health care benefits to eligible beneficiaries of the employee and the qualifying children of such beneficiaries.

Limits preexisting condition exclusions.

Requires parity in the rights and obligations of a federal employee (defined to exclude members of the uniformed services) with a domestic partner and a married employee and the spouse.

Expands the definition of "spouse" and "married" for purposes of Medicare.

Phases out the 24-month waiting period for eligibility for hospital insurance benefits under Medicare.

Prohibits discrimination: (1) on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity under Medicaid, the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP, formerly known as SCHIP), Medicare, the Violence Against Women Act of 1994, and the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program; and (2) on the basis of sex, gender identity, or sexual orientation by the Secretary of Defense against a former member of uniformed services entitled to medical care, and by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.

Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to support demonstration projects to improve the health and health care of sexual or gender minorities.

Establishes within the Office of Minority Health an Office of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Health to be headed by a Deputy Assistant Secretary for LGBT Health.

Requires the HHS Secretary, acting through the Deputy Assistant Secretary, to establish the Center for Cultural Competence in Health Care.

Provides for expanded research concerning sexual and gender minority individuals and the collection of sexual or gender minority data in health programs and surveys.

Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to provide benefits to surviving same-sex parents.

What's happening now August 3, 2009

Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

 Committees of jurisdiction 16
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 7