Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act
USA116th CongressHR-1379| House
| Updated: 9/9/2020
Collin C. Peterson
Democratic Representative
Minnesota
Cosponsors (250)
Brenda L. Lawrence (Democratic)Dwight Evans (Democratic)David Schweikert (Republican)Al Lawson (Democratic)Paul A. Gosar (Republican)Donald Norcross (Democratic)David Loebsack (Democratic)Tim Ryan (Democratic)David Kustoff (Republican)F. James Sensenbrenner (Republican)Tom O'Halleran (Democratic)John Katko (Republican)Tom Cole (Republican)Frank D. Lucas (Republican)Roger Marshall (Republican)Jared F. Golden (Democratic)Trent Kelly (Republican)Ruben Gallego (Democratic)Chris Pappas (Democratic)Mark Meadows (Republican)Steven M. Palazzo (Republican)Adam B. Schiff (Democratic)Barbara Lee (Democratic)Mikie Sherrill (Democratic)Guy Reschenthaler (Republican)Nita M. Lowey (Democratic)Robin L. Kelly (Democratic)Joseph P. Kennedy (Democratic)Jim Hagedorn (Republican)Raúl M. Grijalva (Democratic)Tom Malinowski (Democratic)Stephanie N. Murphy (Democratic)Don Young (Republican)Mark Pocan (Democratic)Abigail Davis Spanberger (Democratic)Jim Banks (Republican)Karen Bass (Democratic)Peter T. King (Republican)James R. Langevin (Democratic)Joyce Beatty (Democratic)Lisa Blunt Rochester (Democratic)Andy Harris (Republican)Steve Stivers (Republican)David N. Cicilline (Democratic)David J. Trone (Democratic)Emanuel Cleaver (Democratic)Brian Higgins (Democratic)Chrissy Houlahan (Democratic)Jackie Speier (Democratic)Kathleen M. Rice (Democratic)Darren Soto (Democratic)Raul Ruiz (Democratic)Derek Kilmer (Democratic)Jefferson Van Drew (Republican)John A. Yarmuth (Democratic)Ben Ray Luján (Democratic)Carolyn B. Maloney (Democratic)Bill Foster (Democratic)Debra A. Haaland (Democratic)Joe Courtney (Democratic)Robert J. Wittman (Republican)Darin LaHood (Republican)Lance Gooden (Republican)Sanford D. Bishop (Democratic)C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger (Democratic)Ilhan Omar (Democratic)Eliot L. Engel (Democratic)Glenn Thompson (Republican)David Scott (Democratic)Juan Vargas (Democratic)Terri A. Sewell (Democratic)Bobby L. Rush (Democratic)Jackie Walorski (Republican)Andy Levin (Democratic)Paul Cook (Republican)Jimmy Panetta (Democratic)J. Luis Correa (Democratic)Dina Titus (Democratic)Debbie Dingell (Democratic)Madeleine Dean (Democratic)Katherine M. Clark (Democratic)Tony Cárdenas (Democratic)Susan A. Davis (Democratic)Suzan K. DelBene (Democratic)Jennifer Wexton (Democratic)Scott H. Peters (Democratic)Doug Collins (Republican)Paul Tonko (Democratic)Angie Craig (Democratic)Donald M. Payne (Democratic)Thomas R. Suozzi (Democratic)John P. Sarbanes (Democratic)Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (Republican)Wm. Lacy Clay (Democratic)Rosa L. DeLauro (Democratic)Billy Long (Republican)Haley M. Stevens (Democratic)Anthony G. Brown (Democratic)Adriano Espaillat (Democratic)Ann Kirkpatrick (Democratic)Danny K. Davis (Democratic)Michael Waltz (Republican)Lucille Roybal-Allard (Democratic)Ken Calvert (Republican)Peter A. DeFazio (Democratic)Daniel T. Kildee (Democratic)Vicente Gonzalez (Democratic)Ted Lieu (Democratic)David B. McKinley (Republican)Ro Khanna (Democratic)A. Donald McEachin (Democratic)Lloyd Smucker (Republican)Greg Stanton (Democratic)Ralph Lee Abraham (Republican)Ann M. Kuster (Democratic)Sean Patrick Maloney (Democratic)A. Drew Ferguson (Republican)Henry C. "Hank" Johnson (Democratic)Jody B. Hice (Republican)Al Green (Democratic)André Carson (Democratic)Brendan F. Boyle (Democratic)Matt Cartwright (Democratic)John B. Larson (Democratic)David P. Joyce (Republican)Joaquin Castro (Democratic)Fred Upton (Republican)Stephen F. Lynch (Democratic)Mark DeSaulnier (Democratic)Harley Rouda (Democratic)Doug Lamborn (Republican)Joseph D. Morelle (Democratic)G. K. Butterfield (Democratic)Elaine G. Luria (Democratic)Rodney Davis (Republican)Mike Kelly (Republican)Doris O. Matsui (Democratic)Gregory W. Meeks (Democratic)Dean Phillips (Democratic)Jahana Hayes (Democratic)David E. Price (Democratic)Hakeem S. Jeffries (Democratic)Kelly Armstrong (Republican)Raja Krishnamoorthi (Democratic)Filemon Vela (Democratic)Marcia L. Fudge (Democratic)Theodore E. Deutch (Democratic)Chris Collins (Republican)Denver Riggleman (Republican)John Lewis (Democratic)Alma S. Adams (Democratic)Glenn Grothman (Republican)Brian J. Mast (Republican)Josh Harder (Democratic)Mark Takano (Democratic)John R. Moolenaar (Republican)John H. Rutherford (Republican)Pramila Jayapal (Democratic)Kathy Castor (Democratic)Betty McCollum (Democratic)Peter J. Visclosky (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)James Comer (Republican)Sharice Davids (Democratic)Bonnie Watson Coleman (Democratic)Mary Gay Scanlon (Democratic)Mike Gallagher (Republican)Daniel Lipinski (Democratic)Antonio Delgado (Democratic)Conor Lamb (Democratic)Abby Finkenauer (Democratic)Tulsi Gabbard (Democratic)Jamie Raskin (Democratic)Elijah E. Cummings (Democratic)Joe Neguse (Democratic)Mike Quigley (Democratic)Cynthia Axne (Democratic)Donald S. Beyer (Democratic)Debbie Mucarsel-Powell (Democratic)Mike Bost (Republican)Diana DeGette (Democratic)Michael K. Simpson (Republican)Janice D. Schakowsky (Democratic)Pete Stauber (Republican)Andy Kim (Democratic)James P. McGovern (Democratic)Michael R. Turner (Republican)Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (Democratic)Adam Smith (Democratic)Ron Kind (Democratic)Ron Wright (Republican)Nydia M. Velázquez (Democratic)Julia Brownley (Democratic)William R. Keating (Democratic)Jerry McNerney (Democratic)Steve Watkins (Republican)Yvette D. Clarke (Democratic)Jose E. Serrano (Democratic)Tom Emmer (Republican)Peter Welch (Democratic)Albio Sires (Democratic)Cedric L. Richmond (Democratic)Brian K. Fitzpatrick (Republican)Bennie G. Thompson (Democratic)Bill Huizenga (Republican)Earl Blumenauer (Democratic)Lori Trahan (Democratic)TJ Cox (Democratic)Charlie Crist (Democratic)Seth Moulton (Democratic)Mike Thompson (Democratic)Elissa Slotkin (Democratic)Kevin Hern (Republican)Bill Posey (Republican)Kendra S. Horn (Democratic)Suzanne Bonamici (Democratic)Susan W. Brooks (Republican)Josh Gottheimer (Democratic)Linda T. Sánchez (Democratic)Ed Perlmutter (Democratic)Zoe Lofgren (Democratic)Scott R. Tipton (Republican)Nanette Diaz Barragán (Democratic)Jenniffer González-Colón (Republican)Donna E. Shalala (Democratic)Jason Crow (Democratic)Sean P. Duffy (Republican)Gwen Moore (Democratic)Susie Lee (Democratic)Grace Meng (Democratic)Cheri Bustos (Democratic)Rashida Tlaib (Democratic)Bradley Scott Schneider (Democratic)Cathy McMorris Rodgers (Republican)Ayanna Pressley (Democratic)Alcee L. Hastings (Democratic)Robert B. Aderholt (Republican)Debbie Wasserman Schultz (Democratic)Gerald E. Connolly (Democratic)Brian Babin (Republican)Lauren Underwood (Democratic)Chellie Pingree (Democratic)Bill Pascrell (Democratic)Grace F. Napolitano (Democratic)Ross Spano (Republican)Susan Wild (Democratic)Bryan Steil (Republican)Michael Guest (Republican)John Shimkus (Republican)Judy Chu (Democratic)
Ways and Means Committee, Health Subcommittee, Health Subcommittee, Energy and Commerce Committee, Education and Workforce Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act This bill requires private health insurance plans to cover diagnosis and treatment services for congenital anomalies and birth defects, such as reconstructive services and prosthetics. Coverage must include services 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.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Motion to place bill on Consensus Calendar filed by Mr. Peterson.
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Health
Dental careHealth care costs and insuranceHealth care coverage and accessHereditary and development disordersInsurance industry and regulationSurgery and anesthesia
Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act
USA116th CongressHR-1379| House
| Updated: 9/9/2020
Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act This bill requires private health insurance plans to cover diagnosis and treatment services for congenital anomalies and birth defects, such as reconstructive services and prosthetics. Coverage must include services 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.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Motion to place bill on Consensus Calendar filed by Mr. Peterson.
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Collin C. Peterson
Democratic Representative
Minnesota
Cosponsors (250)
Brenda L. Lawrence (Democratic)Dwight Evans (Democratic)David Schweikert (Republican)Al Lawson (Democratic)Paul A. Gosar (Republican)Donald Norcross (Democratic)David Loebsack (Democratic)Tim Ryan (Democratic)David Kustoff (Republican)F. James Sensenbrenner (Republican)Tom O'Halleran (Democratic)John Katko (Republican)Tom Cole (Republican)Frank D. Lucas (Republican)Roger Marshall (Republican)Jared F. Golden (Democratic)Trent Kelly (Republican)Ruben Gallego (Democratic)Chris Pappas (Democratic)Mark Meadows (Republican)Steven M. Palazzo (Republican)Adam B. Schiff (Democratic)Barbara Lee (Democratic)Mikie Sherrill (Democratic)Guy Reschenthaler (Republican)Nita M. Lowey (Democratic)Robin L. Kelly (Democratic)Joseph P. Kennedy (Democratic)Jim Hagedorn (Republican)Raúl M. Grijalva (Democratic)Tom Malinowski (Democratic)Stephanie N. Murphy (Democratic)Don Young (Republican)Mark Pocan (Democratic)Abigail Davis Spanberger (Democratic)Jim Banks (Republican)Karen Bass (Democratic)Peter T. King (Republican)James R. Langevin (Democratic)Joyce Beatty (Democratic)Lisa Blunt Rochester (Democratic)Andy Harris (Republican)Steve Stivers (Republican)David N. Cicilline (Democratic)David J. Trone (Democratic)Emanuel Cleaver (Democratic)Brian Higgins (Democratic)Chrissy Houlahan (Democratic)Jackie Speier (Democratic)Kathleen M. Rice (Democratic)Darren Soto (Democratic)Raul Ruiz (Democratic)Derek Kilmer (Democratic)Jefferson Van Drew (Republican)John A. Yarmuth (Democratic)Ben Ray Luján (Democratic)Carolyn B. Maloney (Democratic)Bill Foster (Democratic)Debra A. Haaland (Democratic)Joe Courtney (Democratic)Robert J. Wittman (Republican)Darin LaHood (Republican)Lance Gooden (Republican)Sanford D. Bishop (Democratic)C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger (Democratic)Ilhan Omar (Democratic)Eliot L. Engel (Democratic)Glenn Thompson (Republican)David Scott (Democratic)Juan Vargas (Democratic)Terri A. Sewell (Democratic)Bobby L. Rush (Democratic)Jackie Walorski (Republican)Andy Levin (Democratic)Paul Cook (Republican)Jimmy Panetta (Democratic)J. Luis Correa (Democratic)Dina Titus (Democratic)Debbie Dingell (Democratic)Madeleine Dean (Democratic)Katherine M. Clark (Democratic)Tony Cárdenas (Democratic)Susan A. Davis (Democratic)Suzan K. DelBene (Democratic)Jennifer Wexton (Democratic)Scott H. Peters (Democratic)Doug Collins (Republican)Paul Tonko (Democratic)Angie Craig (Democratic)Donald M. Payne (Democratic)Thomas R. Suozzi (Democratic)John P. Sarbanes (Democratic)Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (Republican)Wm. Lacy Clay (Democratic)Rosa L. DeLauro (Democratic)Billy Long (Republican)Haley M. Stevens (Democratic)Anthony G. Brown (Democratic)Adriano Espaillat (Democratic)Ann Kirkpatrick (Democratic)Danny K. Davis (Democratic)Michael Waltz (Republican)Lucille Roybal-Allard (Democratic)Ken Calvert (Republican)Peter A. DeFazio (Democratic)Daniel T. Kildee (Democratic)Vicente Gonzalez (Democratic)Ted Lieu (Democratic)David B. McKinley (Republican)Ro Khanna (Democratic)A. Donald McEachin (Democratic)Lloyd Smucker (Republican)Greg Stanton (Democratic)Ralph Lee Abraham (Republican)Ann M. Kuster (Democratic)Sean Patrick Maloney (Democratic)A. Drew Ferguson (Republican)Henry C. "Hank" Johnson (Democratic)Jody B. Hice (Republican)Al Green (Democratic)André Carson (Democratic)Brendan F. Boyle (Democratic)Matt Cartwright (Democratic)John B. Larson (Democratic)David P. Joyce (Republican)Joaquin Castro (Democratic)Fred Upton (Republican)Stephen F. Lynch (Democratic)Mark DeSaulnier (Democratic)Harley Rouda (Democratic)Doug Lamborn (Republican)Joseph D. Morelle (Democratic)G. K. Butterfield (Democratic)Elaine G. Luria (Democratic)Rodney Davis (Republican)Mike Kelly (Republican)Doris O. Matsui (Democratic)Gregory W. Meeks (Democratic)Dean Phillips (Democratic)Jahana Hayes (Democratic)David E. Price (Democratic)Hakeem S. Jeffries (Democratic)Kelly Armstrong (Republican)Raja Krishnamoorthi (Democratic)Filemon Vela (Democratic)Marcia L. Fudge (Democratic)Theodore E. Deutch (Democratic)Chris Collins (Republican)Denver Riggleman (Republican)John Lewis (Democratic)Alma S. Adams (Democratic)Glenn Grothman (Republican)Brian J. Mast (Republican)Josh Harder (Democratic)Mark Takano (Democratic)John R. Moolenaar (Republican)John H. Rutherford (Republican)Pramila Jayapal (Democratic)Kathy Castor (Democratic)Betty McCollum (Democratic)Peter J. Visclosky (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)James Comer (Republican)Sharice Davids (Democratic)Bonnie Watson Coleman (Democratic)Mary Gay Scanlon (Democratic)Mike Gallagher (Republican)Daniel Lipinski (Democratic)Antonio Delgado (Democratic)Conor Lamb (Democratic)Abby Finkenauer (Democratic)Tulsi Gabbard (Democratic)Jamie Raskin (Democratic)Elijah E. Cummings (Democratic)Joe Neguse (Democratic)Mike Quigley (Democratic)Cynthia Axne (Democratic)Donald S. Beyer (Democratic)Debbie Mucarsel-Powell (Democratic)Mike Bost (Republican)Diana DeGette (Democratic)Michael K. Simpson (Republican)Janice D. Schakowsky (Democratic)Pete Stauber (Republican)Andy Kim (Democratic)James P. McGovern (Democratic)Michael R. Turner (Republican)Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (Democratic)Adam Smith (Democratic)Ron Kind (Democratic)Ron Wright (Republican)Nydia M. Velázquez (Democratic)Julia Brownley (Democratic)William R. Keating (Democratic)Jerry McNerney (Democratic)Steve Watkins (Republican)Yvette D. Clarke (Democratic)Jose E. Serrano (Democratic)Tom Emmer (Republican)Peter Welch (Democratic)Albio Sires (Democratic)Cedric L. Richmond (Democratic)Brian K. Fitzpatrick (Republican)Bennie G. Thompson (Democratic)Bill Huizenga (Republican)Earl Blumenauer (Democratic)Lori Trahan (Democratic)TJ Cox (Democratic)Charlie Crist (Democratic)Seth Moulton (Democratic)Mike Thompson (Democratic)Elissa Slotkin (Democratic)Kevin Hern (Republican)Bill Posey (Republican)Kendra S. Horn (Democratic)Suzanne Bonamici (Democratic)Susan W. Brooks (Republican)Josh Gottheimer (Democratic)Linda T. Sánchez (Democratic)Ed Perlmutter (Democratic)Zoe Lofgren (Democratic)Scott R. Tipton (Republican)Nanette Diaz Barragán (Democratic)Jenniffer González-Colón (Republican)Donna E. Shalala (Democratic)Jason Crow (Democratic)Sean P. Duffy (Republican)Gwen Moore (Democratic)Susie Lee (Democratic)Grace Meng (Democratic)Cheri Bustos (Democratic)Rashida Tlaib (Democratic)Bradley Scott Schneider (Democratic)Cathy McMorris Rodgers (Republican)Ayanna Pressley (Democratic)Alcee L. Hastings (Democratic)Robert B. Aderholt (Republican)Debbie Wasserman Schultz (Democratic)Gerald E. Connolly (Democratic)Brian Babin (Republican)Lauren Underwood (Democratic)Chellie Pingree (Democratic)Bill Pascrell (Democratic)Grace F. Napolitano (Democratic)Ross Spano (Republican)Susan Wild (Democratic)Bryan Steil (Republican)Michael Guest (Republican)John Shimkus (Republican)Judy Chu (Democratic)
Ways and Means Committee, Health Subcommittee, Health Subcommittee, Energy and Commerce Committee, Education and Workforce Committee
Health
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- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Dental careHealth care costs and insuranceHealth care coverage and accessHereditary and development disordersInsurance industry and regulationSurgery and anesthesia