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S 3369 115th Congress Senate

Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act

Official title: A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require that group… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require that group and individual health insurance coverage and group health plans provide coverage for treatment of a congenital anomaly or birth defect.

Introduced: December 10, 2018 Introduced by: Baldwin, Tammy Democratic · Wisconsin See on congress.gov
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Aug 23, 2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Aug 23, 2018
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 Latest action August 23, 2018

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act

This bill amends the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require private health insurance plans to cover diagnosis and treatment services for congenital anomalies and birth defects, including reconstructive services and prosthetics.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 6689 Identical bill Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 4 Republican 2
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Shaheen, Jeanne
New Hampshire · Dec 10, 2018
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Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Dec 10, 2018
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Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · Dec 10, 2018
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Booker, Cory A.
New Jersey · Sep 18, 2018
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Murkowski, Lisa
Alaska · Sep 18, 2018
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Ernst, Joni
Iowa · Aug 23, 2018
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3369: Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-3369/
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"S. 3369: Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-3369/.
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S. 3369, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-3369/.
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