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H.R. 2602 (96th)

Senior Citizens Health Insurance Reform Act of 1979

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Introduced

5 March 1979

Last action

5 March 1979 · Introduced

Status

Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.

Sponsors

Rep. Pepper, Claude [D-FL-18], Rep. Scheuer, James H. [D-NY-8], Rep. Biaggi, Mario [D-NY-19], Rep. Downey, Thomas J. [D-NY-2], Rep. Florio, James J. [D-NJ-1], Rep. Hughes, William J. [D-NJ-2], Rep. Drinan, Robert F. [D-MA-4], Rep. Russo, Martin A. [D-IL-3], Rep. Oakar, Mary Rose [D-OH-20], Rep. Gudger, V. Lamar [D-NC-11], Rep. Albosta, Donald J. [D-MI-10], Rep. Bevill, Tom [D-AL-4], Rep. Bingham, Jonathan B. [D-NY-22], Rep. Bonior, David E. [D-MI-10], Rep. Clay, William (Bill) [D-MO-1], Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-13], Rescom. Corrada, Baltasar [I-PR-At Large], Rep. Dellums, Ronald V. [D-CA-9], Rep. Diggs, Charles C., Jr. [D-MI-13], Rep. Dougherty, Charles F. [R-PA-4], Rep. Duncan, Robert B. [D-OR-3], Rep. Edgar, Robert W. [D-PA-7], Rep. Edwards, Don [D-CA-10], Rep. Findley, Paul [R-IL-20], Rep. Flood, Daniel J. [D-PA-11], Rep. Ford, William D. [D-MI-13], Sen. Harkin, Tom [D-IA], Rep. Hawkins, Augustus F. [D-CA-29], Rep. Howard, James J. [D-NJ-3], Rep. Kastenmeier, Robert W. [D-WI-2], Rep. Lagomarsino, Robert J. [R-CA-19], Rep. Lehman, William [D-FL-17], Rep. Lent, Norman F. [R-NY-4], Rep. Long, Clarence D. [D-MD-2], Rep. McCormack, Mike [D-WA-4], Rep. Mineta, Norman Y. [D-CA-15], Rep. Moakley, John Joseph [D-MA-9], Rep. Mottl, Ronald M. [D-OH-23], Rep. Murphy, Austin J. [D-PA-20], Rep. Myers, Michael O. [D-PA-1], Rep. Nolan, Richard M. [D-MN-8], Rep. Ottinger, Richard L. [D-NY-20], Rep. Patten, Edward J. [D-NJ-15], Rep. Rahall, Nick J., II [D-WV-3], Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-15], Rep. Richmond, Frederick W. [D-NY-14], Rep. Rodino, Peter W., Jr. [D-NJ-10], Rep. Roe, Robert A. [D-NJ-8]

Subjects

Healthcare

Source updated

2 September 2025

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Summary

Senior Citizens Health Insurance Reform Act of 1979 - Directs the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare to institute a program of voluntary certification for health insurance policies sold in supplementation of medicare. Sets forth minimum standards for such certification with respect to liability, cancellation, reasonableness of premium charge, and economic benefit to the insured. Establishes criminal penalties for: (1) misrepresentations in connection with such certification; (2) the sale of specified types of duplicate insurance; and (3) certain activities in connection with the sale of insurance policies in States which have not approved such policies.

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Timeline

  1. 5 March 1979

    Introduced

    Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.

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  2. 5 March 1979

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 5 March 1979

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

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