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S.969: Newborns' and Mothers' Health Protection Act of 1996
About This Bill
- This bill was introduced in the 104th Congress
- This bill is primarily about congress
- Introduced June 27, 1995
- Latest Major Action July 19, 1996
Bill Sponsor
Bill Cosponsors
51 (33 Democrats, 18 Republicans)
Bill Summary
Newborns' and Mothers' Health Protection Act of 1996 - Requires a health plan or an employee health benefit plan that provides maternity (including childbirth) benefits to provide coverage for a minimum-in-patient length of stay for a mother and her newborn following delivery. Mandates timely post-delivery care when the mother and newborn are discharged prior to those lengths of stay. Prohibits the plans from using certain types of penalties...
(Source: Library of Congress)
Bill Actions
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Sponsor introductory remarks on measure.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources.
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Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Hearings held.
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Star Print ordered on the bill.
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Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
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Sponsor introductory remarks on measure.
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Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Reported to Senate by Senator Kassebaum with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 104-326. Additional views filed.
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Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 505.
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| June 27, 1995 |
Introduced in the Senate by William Warren Bradley (D-N.J.) |