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H.R. 2409 (105th)

Substance Abuse Treatment Parity Act of 1997

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Introduced

4 September 1997

Last action

14 September 1998 · Introduced

Status

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H7677)

Sponsors

Rep. Ramstad, Jim [R-MN-3], Rep. Morella, Constance A. [R-MD-8], Rep. Roukema, Marge [R-NJ-5], Rep. Peterson, Collin C. [D-MN-7], Rep. Kleczka, Gerald D. [D-WI-4], Rep. McCarthy, Carolyn [D-NY-4], Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-13], Rep. McNulty, Michael R. [D-NY-23], Rep. Wolf, Frank R. [R-VA-10], Rep. Evans, Lane [D-IL-17], Rep. Ackerman, Gary L. [D-NY-5], Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18], Rep. Skeen, Joe [R-NM-2], Rep. Furse, Elizabeth [D-OR-1], Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2], Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5], Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4], Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7], Rep. Vento, Bruce F. [D-MN-4], Rep. Millender-McDonald, Juanita [D-CA-37], Rep. Payne, Donald M. [D-NJ-10], Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-9], Rep. Gutierrez, Luis V. [D-IL-4], Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18], Rep. Clyburn, James E. [D-SC-6], Rep. Delahunt, William D. [D-MA-10], Rep. Frost, Martin [D-TX-24], Rep. Luther, Bill [D-MN-6], Rep. Olver, John W. [D-MA-1], Rep. Kennedy, Joseph P., II [D-MA-8], Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH], Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS], Rep. Neal, Richard E. [D-MA-1], Rep. Thurman, Karen L. [D-FL-5], Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20], Rep. Minge, David [D-MN-2], Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3], Rep. Hall, Tony P. [D-OH-3], Rep. Fox, Jon D. [R-PA-13], Rep. Hilliard, Earl F. [D-AL-7], Rep. Oberstar, James L. [D-MN-8], Rep. Watkins, Wes [R-OK-3], Rep. Matsui, Robert T. [D-CA-5], Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-33], Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-11], Rep. Abercrombie, Neil [D-HI-1], Rep. McDade, Joseph M. [R-PA-10], Rep. Traficant, James A., Jr. [D-OH-17]

Subjects

Healthcare

Source updated

3 June 2026

Healthcare

Summary

Substance Abuse Treatment Parity Act of 1997 - Amends the Public Health Service Act, Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the Internal Revenue Code to require parity and nondiscriminatory application of treatment limitations and financial requirements to substance abuse treatment benefits under private group and individual health plans which offer such treatment benefits in addition to medical and surgical benefits. Exempts from this Act small employers with 50 or fewer employees.

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Timeline

  1. 4 September 1997

    Introduced

    Referred to House Commerce

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 4 September 1997

    Introduced

    Referred to the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, and Ways and Means, 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.

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 4 September 1997

    Introduced

    Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1657)

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 4 September 1997

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  5. 4 September 1997

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  6. 12 September 1997

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

    Source: Committee

  7. 19 September 1997

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.

    Source: Committee

  8. 26 September 1997

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.

    Source: Committee

  9. 21 April 1998

    Introduced

    Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H2079)

    Source: IntroReferral

  10. 14 September 1998

    Introduced

    Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H7677)

    Source: IntroReferral

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