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HR 697 111th Congress House Health Employee benefits and pensions Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Health care costs and insurance Health care coverage and access Health technology, devices, supplies Sex and reproductive health

Family Building Act of 2009

Introduced: January 26, 2009 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 27, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jan 26, 2009
Referred to House Energy and Commerce
Jan 26, 2009
Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform
Jan 26, 2009
Referred to House Education and Labor
Jan 26, 2009
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, and Oversight and Government Reform, 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.
Jan 26, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Family Building Act of 2009 - Amends the Public Health Service Act and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) to require a group health plan that provides coverage for obstetrical services to include coverage for non-experimental treatment of infertility that is deemed appropriate by a participant or beneficiary and the treating physician. Requires coverage for assisted reproductive technology only if certain conditions are met. Prohibits a group health plan from taking specified actions to avoid the requirements of this Act.

Applies such requirements to health insurance coverage offered in the individual market and coverage offered through Federal Employees Health Benefit (FEHB) plans.

What's happening now January 27, 2009

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1258 Related bill Family Building Act of 2009
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 4
D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Jun 28, 2010
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jan 26, 2009
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Jan 26, 2009
 D
Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Jan 26, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 697: Family Building Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-697/
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"H.R. 697: Family Building Act of 2009." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-697/.
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H.R. 697, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-697/.
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