HR 1424 · 110th Congress · Health

A bill to provide authority for the Federal Government to purchase and insure certain types of troubled assets for the purposes of providing stability to and preventing disruption in the economy and financial system and protecting taxpayers, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives for energy production and conservation, to extend certain expiring provisions, to provide individual income tax relief, and for other purposes.

Introduced 2007-03-09· Sponsored by Rep. Kennedy, Patrick J. [D-RI-1]· House

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Latest: Became Public Law No: 110-343.(2008-10-03)

Recorded Votes

PassedHouse · 2008-10-03
Roll #681
Yea 263Nay 171
Democrats
172 Yea·63 Nay
Republicans
91 Yea·108 Nay
PassedHouse · 2008-10-03
Roll #681
Yea 263Nay 171
Democrats
172 Yea·63 Nay
Republicans
91 Yea·108 Nay
PassedSenate · 2008-10-01
Roll #213
Yea 74Nay 25
PassedSenate · 2008-10-01
Roll #213
Yea 74Nay 25

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Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] 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 items or services under such plans. Directs the Comptroller General to study the effect of the implementation of this Act on various aspects of the health care system, including the cost of and access to health insurance coverage, the quality of health care, Medicare, Medicaid, and state and local mental health and substance abuse treatment spending, and spending on public services.…

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CBO Cost Estimate

Congressional Budget Office

H.R. 1424, Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2007

Sep 7, 2007

Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Education and Labor on July 18, 2007

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H.R. 1424, Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2007

Sep 7, 2007

<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Education and Labor on July 18, 2007</p>

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H.R. 1424, Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2007

Oct 4, 2007

<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Ways and Means on September 26, 2007</p>

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H.R. 1424, Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2007

Oct 4, 2007

Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Ways and Means on September 26, 2007

Full CBO report ↗

H.R. 1424, Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2007

Nov 21, 2007

Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on October 16, 2007

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H.R. 1424, Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2007

Nov 21, 2007

<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on October 16, 2007</p>

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H.R. 1424, Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2008

Jun 6, 2008

Additional information regarding CBO's estimate for a provision in the bill as passed by the House of Representatives on March 5, 2008

Full CBO report ↗

H.R. 1424, Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2008

Jun 6, 2008

<p>Additional information regarding CBO's estimate for a provision in the bill as passed by the House of Representatives on March 5, 2008</p>

Full CBO report ↗

Official non-partisan budget analysis by the Congressional Budget Office

Cosponsors (20)

17 Democrats3 Republicans