HR 1619 · 111th Congress · Health

Children's Health Protection Act of 2009

Introduced 2009-03-19· Sponsored by Rep. Schwartz, Allyson Y. [D-PA-13]· House

Bill Progress

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Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.(2009-05-14)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Children's Health Protection Act of 2009 - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), the Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code to prohibit a group health plan from imposing any preexisting condition exclusion for individuals who have not attained 25 years of age. Applies such requirement to coverage offered in the individual market.…

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Cosponsors (20)

20 Democrats
Rep. Berkley, Shelley [D-NV-1]NV
Rep. Berman, Howard L. [D-CA-28]CA
Rep. Bishop, Timothy H. [D-NY-1]NY
Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3]OR
Rep. Brady, Robert A. [D-PA-1]PA
Rep. Carney, Christopher P. [D-PA-10]PA
Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-11]NY
Rep. Clay, Wm. Lacy [D-MO-1]MO
Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5]MO
Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4]OR
Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3]CT
Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-25]TX
Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-17]NY
Rep. Farr, Sam [D-CA-17]CA
Rep. Fattah, Chaka [D-PA-2]PA
Rep. Israel, Steve [D-NY-2]NY
Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30]TX
Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9]OH
Rep. Kilpatrick, Carolyn C. [D-MI-13]MI
Rep. Lowey, Nita M. [D-NY-18]NY