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House Bill 1916
117th Congress(2021-2022)
Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act
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Passed House on Apr 4, 2022
Overview
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Introduced
Mar 16, 2021
Latest Action
Apr 5, 2022
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Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
1916
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117
Policy Area
Health
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House Votes (1)
Senate Votes (0)
checkPassed on April 4, 2022
Question
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended
Status
Passed
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Roll Call Vote
Roll Call Vote
A vote that records the individual position of each Member who voted. Such votes occurring on the House floor (by the "yeas and nays" or by "recorded vote") are taken by electronic device. The Senate has no electronic voting system; in such votes, Senators answer "yea" or "nay" as the clerk calls each name aloud. Each vote is compiled by clerks and receives a roll call number (referenced in Congress.gov as a "Record Vote" [Senate] or "Roll no." [House]).
Roll Call Type
2/3 Yea-And-Nay
Roll Number
109
House Roll Call Votes
Summary

Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act

This bill requires private health insurance plans to cover diagnosis and treatment of congenital anomalies and birth defects, such as reconstructive services and items. Coverage must include services and items that functionally improve, repair, or restore any body part that is medically necessary for normal bodily functions or appearance, as determined by the treating physician. Coverage limits and cost-sharing requirements for such services and items may not be more restrictive than those applicable to all medical and surgical benefits under the plan.

Text (3)
April 5, 2022
April 4, 2022
March 16, 2021
Actions (16)
04/05/2022
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
04/04/2022
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
04/04/2022
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 310 - 110 (Roll no. 109). (text: CR H4140-4141)
04/04/2022
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 310 - 110 (Roll no. 109).(text: CR H4140-4141)
04/04/2022
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H4145-4146)
04/04/2022
At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
04/04/2022
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4140-4144)
04/04/2022
Ms. Eshoo moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
04/04/2022
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1916.
04/04/2022
The Chair announced the Speaker's designation, pursuant to clause 7(a)(1) of rule 15, of H.R. 1916 as the measure on the Consensus Calendar to be considered this week.
04/04/2022
Assigned to the Consensus Calendar, Calendar No. 1.
02/08/2022
Motion to place bill on Consensus Calendar filed by Ms. Eshoo.
03/17/2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
03/16/2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
03/16/2021
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Education and Labor, 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.
03/16/2021
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Mar 8, 2023 7:58:35 PM