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H.R.5449: No Discrimination in Health Insurance Act of 2008
About This Bill
- This bill was introduced in the 110th Congress
- This bill is primarily about law
- Introduced Feb. 14, 2008
- Latest Major Action Feb. 14, 2008
- See the one similar bills introduced in other congresses.
Bill Sponsor
Bill Cosponsors
18 (All Democrats)
Bill Summary
No Discrimination in Health Insurance Act of 2008 - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), the Internal Revenue Code, and the Public Health Service Act to prohibit a group health plan from imposing any preexisting conditions exclusion.Requires each health insurance issuer that offers health insurance coverage in the group market in a state to: (1) accept every employer in the state that applies for such coverage; (2)...
(Source: Library of Congress)
Bill Actions
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Sponsor introductory remarks on measure.
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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.
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Referred to House Energy and Commerce
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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Referred to House Education and Labor
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Referred to House Ways and Means
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Feb. 14, 2008 |
Introduced in the House by Steve Kagen (D-Wis.) |