HOUSE 1832116th CongressReferred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Insurance Fairness for First Responders Act of 2019
- Last Action
- 3/18/2019
Actions
- 2019-03-18Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
- 2019-03-18Introduced in House
- 2019-03-18Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2019-03-18 (00)
Insurance Fairness for First Responders Act of 2019
This bill prohibits an issuer of life insurance from discriminatory treatment of a first responder or a health care professional on the basis of their lawful possession of naloxone, which is an opioid overdose reversal drug.
Cosponsors (14)
- PETER KING (R-NY)
- David Trone (D-MD)
- Max Rose (D-NY)
- Madeleine Dean (D-PA)
- Jackie Speier (D-CA)
- TJ Cox (D-CA)
- Ben Luján (D-NM)
- Terri Sewell (D-AL)
- Ann Kuster (D-NH)
- Steve Cohen (D-TN)
- Dean Phillips (D-MN)
- Susan Wild (D-PA)
- ELEANOR NORTON (D-DC)
- Mary Scanlon (D-PA)
Subjects
- First responders and emergency personnel
- Health personnel
- Insurance industry and regulation
- Life, casualty, property insurance
- Prescription drugs
- State and local government operations
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