US HB7539 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on July 9 2020 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2020-12-24 - Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 575.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on July 9 2020 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2020-12-24 - Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 575.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
To strengthen parity in mental health and substance use disorder benefits.
Title
Strengthening Behavioral Health Parity Act
Sponsors
| Rep. Joseph Kennedy [D-MA] | Rep. Katie Porter [D-CA] | Rep. Gus Bilirakis [R-FL] | Rep. Fred Upton [R-MI] |
| Sen. Ben Lujan [D-NM] | Rep. Darren Soto [D-FL] | Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick [R-PA] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-12-24 | House | Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 575. |
| 2020-12-24 | House | Committee on Education and Labor discharged. |
| 2020-12-24 | House | Committee on Ways and Means discharged. |
| 2020-12-24 | House | Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 116-692, Part I. |
| 2020-07-15 | House | Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote. |
| 2020-07-15 | House | Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. |
| 2020-07-09 | House | 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. |
| 2020-07-09 | House | 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. |
| 2020-07-09 | House | 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. |
| 2020-07-09 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. |
| 2020-07-09 | House | Introduced in House |
Subjects
Accounting and auditing
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Congressional oversight
Consumer affairs
Department of Health and Human Services
Department of Labor
Department of the Treasury
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Employee benefits and pensions
Government information and archives
Health
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Health information and medical records
Health programs administration and funding
Intergovernmental relations
Mental health
Prescription drugs
Surgery and anesthesia
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Congressional oversight
Consumer affairs
Department of Health and Human Services
Department of Labor
Department of the Treasury
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Employee benefits and pensions
Government information and archives
Health
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Health information and medical records
Health programs administration and funding
Intergovernmental relations
Mental health
Prescription drugs
Surgery and anesthesia
