HR 6689 · 115th Congress · Health

Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act

Introduced 2018-08-28· Sponsored by Rep. Peterson, Collin C. [D-MN-7]· 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.(2018-08-31)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act This bill amends the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require private health insurance plans to cover diagnosis and treatment services for congenital anomalies and birth defects, including reconstructive services and prosthetics.…

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Cosponsors (16)

7 Democrats9 Republicans
Rep. Young, David [R-IA-3]IA
Rep. Yoder, Kevin [R-KS-3]KS
Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2]MA
Rep. Faso, John J. [R-NY-19]NY
Rep. Roskam, Peter J. [R-IL-6]IL
Rep. Visclosky, Peter J. [D-IN-1]IN
Rep. Davis, Rodney [R-IL-13]IL
Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5]NJ
Rep. Rice, Kathleen M. [D-NY-4]NY
Rep. Stivers, Steve [R-OH-15]OH
Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-5]PA
Rep. Brown, Anthony G. [D-MD-4]MD
Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20]NY
Rep. Perlmutter, Ed [D-CO-7]CO
Rep. Paulsen, Erik [R-MN-3]MN
Rep. Simpson, Michael K. [R-ID-2]ID