United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 1948 (104th)
New Borns' and Mothers' Health Protection Act of 1995
Introduced
28 June 1995
Last action
11 July 1996 · Introduced
Status
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S7766)
Sponsors
Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-11], Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL], Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18], Rep. Wynn, Albert Russell [D-MD-4], Del. Frazer, Victor O. [I-VI-At Large], Rep. Slaughter, Louise McIntosh [D-NY-25], Rep. Coleman, Ronald D. [D-TX-16], Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-33], Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA], Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18], Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3], Rep. Rivers, Lynn N. [D-MI-13]
Subjects
Healthcare
Source updated
3 June 2026
Summary
New Borns' and Mothers' Health Protection Act of 1995 - Requires a health plan to provide maternity benefits for a minimum hospital stay for a mother and her newborn following the birth of the child. Provides an exception for home births. Prohibits a health plan from modifying the terms and conditions of coverage if the enrollee requests less than minimum coverage. Requires a health plan to provide written notice, prominently positioned in any literature or correspondence, to each enrollee regarding the coverage required by this Act.
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Timeline
28 June 1995
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Commerce.
Source: IntroReferral
28 June 1995
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
28 June 1995
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
10 July 1995
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
Source: Committee
11 July 1996
Introduced
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S7766)
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 28 June 1995 · Download file
Documents
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Introduced in House
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Sponsors
- Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-11] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Wynn, Albert Russell [D-MD-4] · D · Cosponsor
- Del. Frazer, Victor O. [I-VI-At Large] · I · Cosponsor
- Rep. Slaughter, Louise McIntosh [D-NY-25] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Coleman, Ronald D. [D-TX-16] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-33] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Rivers, Lynn N. [D-MI-13] · D · Cosponsor
- · hsif00 · Standing
Related records
- related to ← Newborns' and Mothers' Health Protection Act of 1996
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/104th-congress/house-bill/1948
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/104/hr/1948
- us · 104-hr-1948 · source updated 3 June 2026