Strengthening Behavioral Health Parity Act

Bill: 116-hr-7539
Sponsor: Rep. Kennedy, Joseph P., III [D-MA-4]
Introduced: 2020-07-09 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Accounting and auditing
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Congressional oversight
Consumer affairs
Department of Health and Human Services
Department of Labor
Department of the Treasury
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Employee benefits and pensions
Government information and archives
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Health information and medical records
Health programs administration and funding
Intergovernmental relations
Mental health
Prescription drugs
Surgery and anesthesia

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-09
text: 

Strengthening Behavioral Health Parity Act
 

 This bill establishes compliance mechanisms related to the requirements for health insurance plans that cover mental health or substance use disorder services to provide such coverage in a manner consistent with the coverage of other medical and surgical services under their plans.

action_date: 2020-12-24
text: 

Strengthening Behavioral Health Parity Act
 

 This bill establishes compliance mechanisms related to the requirements for health insurance plans that cover mental health or substance use disorder services to provide such coverage in a manner consistent with the coverage of other medical and surgical services under their plans.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-12-24
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 575.
action_date: 2020-12-24
text: Committee on Education and Labor discharged.
action_date: 2020-12-24
text: Committee on Education and Labor discharged.
action_date: 2020-12-24
text: Committee on Ways and Means discharged.
action_date: 2020-12-24
text: Committee on Ways and Means discharged.
action_date: 2020-12-24
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 116-692, Part I.
action_date: 2020-12-24
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 116-692, Part I.
action_date: 2020-07-15
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2020-07-15
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2020-07-09
text: 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.
action_date: 2020-07-09
text: 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.
action_date: 2020-07-09
text: 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.
action_date: 2020-07-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2020-07-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-07-09
text: Introduced in House