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H.R. 2054 117th Congress House

No Surprise Bills for New Moms Act

Official title: To amend the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for certain health coverage of newborns.

Introduced: March 18, 2021 See on congress.gov
Taxation Child healthEmployee benefits and pensionsHealth care coverage and access
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 19, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 18, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 18, 2021
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.
Mar 18, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 19, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

No Surprise Bills for New Moms Act

This bill requires health insurers to provide coverage for newborns of enrollees for the first 30-day period after the newborn's date of birth and to provide a special enrollment period for the newborn that extends at least 60 days after the initial coverage period. It also requires insurers to notify an enrollee if they receive a claim for the enrollee's newborn who is not enrolled in a health insurance plan.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 5
 Cosponsors 27
All 27 Democratic 13 Republican 4
D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jun 17, 2022
 D
Neguse, Joe
Colorado · Dec 16, 2021
Bourdeaux, Carolyn
· Dec 14, 2021
 D
Williams, Nikema
Georgia · Apr 16, 2021
 R
Bice, Stephanie I.
Oklahoma · Apr 12, 2021
 D
Escobar, Veronica
Texas · Apr 12, 2021
 D
Hayes, Jahana
Connecticut · Apr 12, 2021
 D
Mrvan, Frank J.
Indiana · Apr 12, 2021
 D
Barragán, Nanette Diaz
California · Mar 18, 2021
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Mar 18, 2021
 R
Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · Mar 18, 2021
Deutch, Theodore
· Mar 18, 2021
 R
Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Mar 18, 2021
HASTINGS, ALCEE
· Mar 18, 2021
Herrera Beutler, Jaime
· Mar 18, 2021
 R
Hinson, Ashley
Iowa · Mar 18, 2021
Katko, John
· Mar 18, 2021
Kirkpatrick, Ann
· Mar 18, 2021
Lawson, Al
· Mar 18, 2021
 D
Morelle, Joseph D.
New York · Mar 18, 2021
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Mar 18, 2021
ROYBAL-ALLARD, LUCILLE
· Mar 18, 2021
RYAN, TIM
· Mar 18, 2021
 D
Scanlon, Mary Gay
Pennsylvania · Mar 18, 2021
 D
Strickland, Marilyn
Washington · Mar 18, 2021
Taylor, Van
· Mar 18, 2021
 D
Underwood, Lauren
Illinois · Mar 18, 2021
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2054: No Surprise Bills for New Moms Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-2054/
MLA
"H.R. 2054: No Surprise Bills for New Moms Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-2054/.
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H.R. 2054, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-2054/.
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