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H.R. 2874 116th Congress House

Behavioral Health Coverage Transparency Act

Official title: To strengthen parity in mental health and substance use disorder benefits.

Introduced: May 21, 2019 See on congress.gov
Health Accounting and auditingAdministrative law and regulatory proceduresCongressional oversightConsumer affairs
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Department of Health and Human ServicesDepartment of LaborDepartment of the TreasuryDrug, alcohol, tobacco useEmployee benefits and pensionsExecutive agency funding and structureGovernment information and archivesHealth care costs and insuranceHealth care coverage and accessHealth care qualityHealth information and medical recordsHealth programs administration and fundingMental 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.
 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 30, 2020
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
May 22, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 21, 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.
May 21, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 30, 2020

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Behavioral Health Coverage Transparency Act

This bill requires the Departments of Health and Human Services (HHS), Labor, and the Treasury to (1) cooperatively issue regulations to require group health plans and health insurance issuers to annually disclose the analyses performed to ensure compliance with mental health parity laws, and (2) conduct annual random audits of group health plans and health insurance issuers to determine compliance. (Mental health parity laws prohibit health insurance plans that cover mental health and substance use disorder services from imposing less favorable limitations on those benefits than are placed on medical and surgical benefits under that plan.)

Additionally, HHS must establish a consumer parity unit: (1) to facilitate the collection of, monitoring of, and response to consumer complaints; and (2) to provide consumers information about the disclosure requirements and enforcement of the mental health parity laws.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1576 Identical bill Behavioral Health Coverage Transparency Act
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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 19
All 19 Democratic 15
Butterfield, G. K.
· Jun 30, 2020
Sarbanes, John
· Jun 25, 2020
 D
Barragán, Nanette Diaz
California · Jun 22, 2020
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Feb 12, 2020
 D
Blunt Rochester, Lisa
Delaware · Dec 6, 2019
 D
Underwood, Lauren
Illinois · Aug 13, 2019
 D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · Jun 12, 2019
 D
Matsui, Doris O.
California · Jun 10, 2019
 D
Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · Jun 4, 2019
 D
Castor, Kathy
Florida · May 21, 2019
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · May 21, 2019
 D
Crow, Jason
Colorado · May 21, 2019
 D
DeSaulnier, Mark
California · May 21, 2019
 D
Dingell, Debbie
Michigan · May 21, 2019
DOYLE, MIKE
· May 21, 2019
ENGEL, ELIOT
· May 21, 2019
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · May 21, 2019
 D
Soto, Darren
Florida · May 21, 2019
 D
Tonko, Paul
New York · May 21, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2874: Behavioral Health Coverage Transparency Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2874/
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"H.R. 2874: Behavioral Health Coverage Transparency Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2874/.
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