Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act
- Last Action
- 4/5/2022
Actions
- 2022-04-05Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- 2022-04-04Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- 2022-04-04On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 310 - 110 (Roll no. 109). (text: CR H4140-4141)
- 2022-04-04Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 310 - 110 (Roll no. 109).(text: CR H4140-4141)
- 2022-04-04Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H4145-4146)
- 2022-04-04At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
- 2022-04-04Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4140-4144)
- 2022-04-04Ms. Eshoo moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- 2022-04-04DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1916.
- 2022-04-04The Chair announced the Speaker's designation, pursuant to clause 7(a)(1) of rule 15, of H.R. 1916 as the measure on the Consensus Calendar to be considered this week.
- 2022-04-04Assigned to the Consensus Calendar, Calendar No. 1.
- 2022-02-08Motion to place bill on Consensus Calendar filed by Ms. Eshoo.
- 2021-03-17Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- 2021-03-16Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- 2021-03-16Referred 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.
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CRS Summary
As of 2022-04-04 (53)
Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act
This bill requires private health insurance plans to cover diagnosis and treatment of congenital anomalies and birth defects, such as reconstructive services and items. Coverage must include services and items that functionally improve, repair, or restore any body part that is medically necessary for normal bodily functions or appearance, as determined by the treating physician. Coverage limits and cost-sharing requirements for such services and items may not be more restrictive than those applicable to all medical and surgical benefits under the plan.
Cosponsors (20)
- A. Ferguson (R-GA)
- BETTY MCCOLLUM (D-MN)
- Cynthia Axne (D-IA)
- DIANA DEGETTE (D-CO)
- A. McEachin (D-VA)
- Elaine Luria (D-VA)
- Greg Stanton (D-AZ)
- Haley Stevens (D-MI)
- Jared Huffman (D-CA)
- Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ)
- Lori Trahan (D-MA)
- Nanette Barragan (D-CA)
- Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ)
- Robert Wittman (R-VA)
- Ruben Gallego (D-AZ)
- Salud Carbajal (D-CA)
- Susan Wild (D-PA)
- Thomas Suozzi (D-NY)
- Theodore Deutch (D-FL)
- ELEANOR NORTON (D-DC)
Subjects
- Birth defects
- Dental care
- Employee benefits and pensions
- Health care costs and insurance
- Health care coverage and access
- Home and outpatient care
- Hospital care
- Medical tests and diagnostic methods
- Surgery and anesthesia
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