United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 6689 (115th)
Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act
Introduced
28 August 2018
Last action
31 August 2018 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Sponsors
Rep. Peterson, Collin C. [D-MN-7], Rep. Young, David [R-IA-3], Rep. Yoder, Kevin [R-KS-3], Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2], Rep. Faso, John J. [R-NY-19], Rep. Roskam, Peter J. [R-IL-6], Rep. Visclosky, Peter J. [D-IN-1], Rep. Davis, Rodney [R-IL-13], Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5], Rep. Rice, Kathleen M. [D-NY-4], Rep. Stivers, Steve [R-OH-15], Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-15], Rep. Brown, Anthony G. [D-MD-4], Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20], Rep. Perlmutter, Ed [D-CO-7], Rep. Paulsen, Erik [R-MN-3], Rep. Simpson, Michael K. [R-ID-2]
Subjects
Healthcare
Source updated
5 December 2025
Summary
Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act This bill amends the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require private health insurance plans to cover diagnosis and treatment services for congenital anomalies and birth defects, including reconstructive services and prosthetics.
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Timeline
28 August 2018
Introduced
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Education and the Workforce, 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
28 August 2018
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
28 August 2018
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
31 August 2018
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 28 August 2018 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Peterson, Collin C. [D-MN-7] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Young, David [R-IA-3] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Yoder, Kevin [R-KS-3] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Faso, John J. [R-NY-19] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Roskam, Peter J. [R-IL-6] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Visclosky, Peter J. [D-IN-1] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Davis, Rodney [R-IL-13] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Rice, Kathleen M. [D-NY-4] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Stivers, Steve [R-OH-15] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-15] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Brown, Anthony G. [D-MD-4] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Perlmutter, Ed [D-CO-7] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Paulsen, Erik [R-MN-3] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Simpson, Michael K. [R-ID-2] · R · Cosponsor
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Related records
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/6689
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/6689
- us · 115-hr-6689 · source updated 5 December 2025