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S. 4616 117th Congress Senate

Behavioral Health Coverage Transparency Act of 2022

Official title: A bill to amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to str… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to strengthen parity in mental health and substance use disorder benefits.

Introduced: July 26, 2022 Introduced by: Elizabeth Warren Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov
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Jul 26, 2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Jul 26, 2022
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action July 26, 2022

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Behavioral Health Coverage Transparency Act of 2022

This bill increases oversight of the insurance coverage parity requirements for mental health and substance use disorder, including providing a process for auditing insurance providers and filing formal complaints for violations of the requirements.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 8512 Identical bill Behavioral Health Coverage Transparency Act of 2022
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 11
All 11 Democratic 10 Independent 1
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Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Jul 26, 2022
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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Jul 26, 2022
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Booker, Cory A.
New Jersey · Jul 26, 2022
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Kaine, Tim
Virginia · Jul 26, 2022
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Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · Jul 26, 2022
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Luján, Ben Ray
New Mexico · Jul 26, 2022
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Jul 26, 2022
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Murphy, Christopher
Connecticut · Jul 26, 2022
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Jul 26, 2022
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Smith, Tina
Minnesota · Jul 26, 2022
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Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Jul 26, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 4616: Behavioral Health Coverage Transparency Act of 2022. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4616/
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"S. 4616: Behavioral Health Coverage Transparency Act of 2022." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4616/.
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S. 4616, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4616/.
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