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- H.R.4636
H.R.4636: Empowering Parents’ Healthcare Choices Act of 2021
About This Bill
- This bill was introduced in the 117th Congress
- This bill is primarily about health
- Introduced July 22, 2021
- Latest Major Action July 23, 2021
- See the one similar bills introduced in other congresses.
Bill Sponsor
Bill Cosponsors
14 (All Democrats)
Bill Version
- Introduced in House - July 22, 2021
Bill Summary
Empowering Parents' Healthcare Choices Act of 2021 This bill provides a 60-day time frame within which parents with separate health insurance plans may choose which plan provides primary coverage for their newborn child. The bill limits the application of certain standard health insurance provisions that determine which plan becomes the primary coverage of a dependent child based on the order of the parents' birthdays.
(Source: Library of Congress)
Bill Actions
| Date | Description |
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| July 23, 2021 |
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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| July 22, 2021 |
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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| July 22, 2021 |
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.
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| July 22, 2021 |
Introduced in the House by Sharice Davids (D-Kan.) |