HR 1379
116th Congress
House
Health
Dental care
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Hereditary and development disorders
Insurance industry and regulation
Surgery and anesthesia
Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act
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10 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 9, 2020
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Sep 9, 2020
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Mar 11, 2020
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Mar 11, 2020
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .
Feb 26, 2020
Motion to place bill on Consensus Calendar filed by Mr. Peterson.
Jan 8, 2020
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Feb 27, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 26, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 26, 2019
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Education and Labor, 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.
Feb 26, 2019
Introduced in House
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Plain-English summary
Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act
This bill requires private health insurance plans to cover diagnosis and treatment services for congenital anomalies and birth defects, such as reconstructive services and prosthetics. Coverage must include services that functionally improve, repair, or restore any body part that is medically necessary for normal bodily functions or appearance, as determined by the treating physician.
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Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
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Bill text
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Committees of jurisdiction
5
Cosponsors
242
D
Torres, Norma J.
Taylor, Van
R
Wilson, Joe
R
Walberg, Tim
CHABOT, STEVE
D
Cisneros, Gilbert Ray
Conaway, K.
Hartzler, Vicky
Kinzinger, Adam
D
Garcia, Sylvia R.
R
Allen, Rick W.
Hurd, Will
R
Bacon, Don
Hollingsworth, Trey
D
Huffman, Jared
Stewart, Chris
Zeldin, Lee
D
Horsford, Steven
D
Nadler, Jerrold
D
Cuellar, Henry
Reed, Tom
R
Newhouse, Dan
D
García, Jesús G. "Chuy"
R
Smith, Christopher H.
D
Doggett, Lloyd
R
Amodei, Mark E.
R
Joyce, John
D
Costa, Jim
R
Meuser, Daniel
D
Garamendi, John
R
Timmons, William R.
D
Escobar, Veronica
R
Loudermilk, Barry
JOHNSON, EDDIE
D
McBath, Lucy
COOPER, JAMES
D
Veasey, Marc A.
R
Williams, Roger
D
Bera, Ami
Pence, Greg
D
Schrier, Kim
R
Stefanik, Elise M.
D
Larsen, Rick
D
Fletcher, Lizzie
D
Gomez, Jimmy
D
Carbajal, Salud O.
D
Casten, Sean
D
Himes, James A.
R
Radewagen, Aumua Amata Coleman
Graves, Garret
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1379: Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1379/
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