United States 119th Congress Status: In Committee Bipartisan · 6 D · 1 R cosponsors
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HR 957 — Parity Enforcement Act of 2025

Last action — Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

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    In Committee
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    Passed House
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced February 04, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the House.

Prognosis

Advancing 44% · high confidence

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Odds of enactment

Low

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  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 7 sponsors

    1 primary, 6 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (6 D · 1 R) — cross-party backing.

  • Spreading across states

    Near-identical bills in 1 other state — cross-state momentum.

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Bill Text

How this bill changes current law

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The bill introduces civil monetary penalties for violations of mental health parity requirements under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act.

  • 29 U.S.C. 1132(c)(10)(A)

    any plan sponsor of a group health plan → any plan sponsor, service provider, or plan administrator of a group health plan

    This change expands the range of entities that can be penalized for violations of mental health parity requirements.

  • 29 U.S.C. 1132(c)(10)(A)

    for any failure in connection with the plan. → for any failure by such sponsor, service provider, administrator, or issuer, in connection with the plan-- (i) to meet the requirements of subsection (a)(1)(F), (b)(3), (c), or (d) of section 702 or section 701 or 702(b)(1) with respect to genetic information; or (ii) to meet the requirements of subsection (a) of section 712 with respect to parity in mental health and substance use disorder benefits.

    This change specifies the types of failures related to both genetic information and mental health parity that can result in penalties.

  • 29 U.S.C. 1132(a)(6)

    or (9) → (9), or (10)

    This amendment modifies the enforcement authority of the Secretary to include additional subsections relating to penalties.

  • 29 U.S.C. 1132(b)(3)

    subsections (c)(9) and (a)(6) → subsections (c)(9), (c)(10), and (a)(6)

    This adjustment allows for additional enforcement mechanisms related to mental health parity.

  • 29 U.S.C. 1132(b)(3)

    under subsection (c)(9)) → under subsections (c)(9) and (c)(10)), and except with respect to enforcement by the Secretary of section 712

    This change clarifies the scope of the Secretary's enforcement powers regarding mental health parity.

Action History

  1. Introduced in House

  2. Introduced in House

  3. Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 6 co-sponsors · 540 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (6)

Not signed on (540)

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Subjects

public-safety finance healthcare health-insurance

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HR 957?
HR 957 is sponsored by Norcross, Donald (Democratic), Fitzpatrick, Brian K. (Republican), Courtney, Joe (Democratic), Pocan, Mark (Democratic), Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" (Democratic), Titus, Dina (Democratic), and Norton, Eleanor Holmes (Democratic).
What is the current status of HR 957?
This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced February 04, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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