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H.R. 7922 117th Congress House

Ensuring Child Health Coverage Compensation in Divorce Act of 2022

Official title: To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act and title 5, United States Code, to require group health plans, health insurance issuers offering group o… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act and title 5, United States Code, to require group health plans, health insurance issuers offering group or individual health insurance coverage, and Federal Employees Health Benefits Program health benefits plans to meet certain requirements with respect to medical child support orders, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 31, 2022 Introduced by: Eleanor Holmes Norton Democratic · District of Columbia See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 117th Congress (2021–2022) 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 31, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 31, 2022
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Oversight and Reform, 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 31, 2022
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E566)
May 31, 2022
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 31, 2022

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Ensuring Child Health Coverage Compensation in Divorce Act of 2022

This bill requires health insurance plans to permit custodial parents of children covered by the plan of a noncustodial parent, including a stepparent, to access such plan, including to submit payments and claims, without the approval of the noncustodial plan-holder parent.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7922: Ensuring Child Health Coverage Compensation in Divorce Act of 2022. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-7922/
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"H.R. 7922: Ensuring Child Health Coverage Compensation in Divorce Act of 2022." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-7922/.
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H.R. 7922, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-7922/.
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[H.R. 7922: Ensuring Child Health Coverage Compensation in Divorce Act of 2022](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-7922/)
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