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HR 2848 116th Congress House

Parity Enforcement Act of 2019

Official title: To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to strengthen parity in mental health and substance use disorder benefits, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 28, 2019 Introduced by: Norcross, Donald Democratic · New Jersey See on congress.gov
Health Administrative remediesDepartment of LaborDisability and health-based discriminationDrug, alcohol, tobacco use
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Employee benefits and pensionsGeneticsHealth care coverage and accessHealth information and medical recordsMental health
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It never became law before the 116th Congress (2019–2020) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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May 20, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
May 20, 2019
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 Latest action May 20, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Parity Enforcement Act of 2019

This bill provides authority for the Department of Labor to enforce the parity requirements for group health plans with respect to the coverage of mental health and substance use disorder benefits.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 17
All 17 Democratic 7 Republican 1
D
Ruiz, Raul
California · Dec 16, 2020
 D
DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Sep 23, 2020
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Sep 23, 2020
Levin, Andy
· Sep 21, 2020
Cárdenas, Tony
· Sep 11, 2020
DAVIS, SUSAN
· Sep 11, 2020
 D
Grijalva, Raúl M.
Arizona · Sep 11, 2020
 D
Tonko, Paul
New York · Sep 11, 2020
Phillips, Dean
· Jul 23, 2020
Porter, Katie
· Feb 13, 2020
Trone, David
· Feb 13, 2020
 D
Kim, Andy
New Jersey · Nov 18, 2019
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Jun 10, 2019
 R
Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · May 28, 2019
RYAN, TIM
· May 28, 2019
 D
Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · May 20, 2019
Kuster, Ann
· May 20, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2848: Parity Enforcement Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2848/
MLA
"H.R. 2848: Parity Enforcement Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2848/.
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H.R. 2848, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2848/.
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