H.R.1367: Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2007

About This Bill

  • This bill was introduced in the 110th Congress
  • This bill is primarily about congress
  • Introduced March 7, 2007
  • Latest Major Action June 5, 2007

Bill Cosponsors

255 (223 Democrats, 33 Republicans)

Bill Summary

Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2007 - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), the Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code to prohibit treatment limits or the imposition of financial requirements on mental health and substance-related disorder benefits in group health plans which are not similarly imposed on substantially all medical and surgical benefits in any category of...

(Source: Library of Congress)

Bill Actions

Date Description
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, and Ways and Means, 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.
Referred to House Energy and Commerce
Referred to House Education and Labor
Referred to House Ways and Means
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
March 7, 2007

Introduced in the House by Patrick J. Kennedy (D-R.I.)

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