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H.R. 1364 117th Congress House

Parity Enforcement Act of 2021

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: February 25, 2021 Introduced by: Donald Norcross 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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Feb 25, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Feb 25, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 25, 2021

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Parity Enforcement Act of 2021

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.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 2848 Reintroduction of Parity Enforcement Act of 2019
  • HR 5376 An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 14.
  • S 4804 Parity Enforcement Act of 2022
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 15
All 15 Democratic 9 Republican 1
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Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · Sep 20, 2022
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Mar 7, 2022
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Barragán, Nanette Diaz
California · Mar 2, 2022
 D
Castro, Joaquin
Texas · Apr 16, 2021
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McBath, Lucy
Georgia · Apr 16, 2021
Wild, Susan
· Apr 15, 2021
 D
DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Apr 14, 2021
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Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Apr 14, 2021
Porter, Katie
· Apr 14, 2021
 D
Ruiz, Raul
California · Apr 14, 2021
RYAN, TIM
· Apr 14, 2021
Trone, David
· Apr 14, 2021
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Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Feb 25, 2021
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Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Feb 25, 2021
Kuster, Ann
· Feb 25, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1364: Parity Enforcement Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1364/
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"H.R. 1364: Parity Enforcement Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1364/.
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