Mental Health Parity Enhancement Act of 1999

Summary

Mental Health Parity Enhancement Act of 1999 - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code to specify that mental health parity provisions apply to annual and lifetime visit or benefit limits, as well as to dollar limits set by health plans.

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Timeline

1. 1 July 1999

   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

2. 1 July 1999

   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. 1 July 1999

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 1 July 1999

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

5. 21 July 1999

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.

   Source: Committee

6. 6 August 1999

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.

   Source: Committee

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 1 July 1999 · Official file

Documents

3 official files

• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 1 July 1999

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 1 July 1999

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 1 July 1999

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Sponsors

• CAROLYN MALONEY · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Gilman, Benjamin A. [R-NY-26] · R · Sponsor
• ELIOT ENGEL · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-11] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. McCarthy, Carolyn [D-NY-4] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. McNulty, Michael R. [D-NY-23] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12] · D · Sponsor
• JOSE SERRANO · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Ackerman, Gary L. [D-NY-7] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Hinchey, Maurice D. [D-NY-22] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Weiner, Anthony D. [D-NY-9] · D · Cosponsor
• MICHAEL CAPUANO · D · Cosponsor
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