Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2007

To amend section 712 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, section 2705 of the Public Health Service Act, and section 9812 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require equity in the provision of mental health and substance-related disorder benefits under group health plans.

3/7/2007--Introduced.
Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2007 - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), the Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code to prohibit treatment limits or the imposition of financial requirements on mental health and substance-related disorder benefits in group health plans which are not similarly imposed on substantially all medical and surgical benefits in any category of items or services under such plans.
Directs the Comptroller General to study the effect of the implementation of this Act on various aspects of the health care system, including the cost of and access to health insurance coverage, the quality of health care, Medicare, Medicaid, and state and local mental health and substance abuse treatment spending, and spending on public services.


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Sponsor

• Rep. Patrick Kennedy [D, RI-1]
• and 255 Co-Sponsors
  • Rep. Neil Abercrombie [D, HI-1]
  • Rep. Gary Ackerman [D, NY-5]
  • Rep. Rodney Alexander [R, LA-5]
  • Thomas Allen
  • Rep. Robert Andrews [D, NJ-1]
  • Rep. Michael Arcuri [D, NY-24]
  • Rep. Joe Baca [D, CA-43]
  • Rep. Spencer Bachus [R, AL-6]
  • Rep. Brian Baird [D, WA-3]
  • Rep. Tammy Baldwin [D, WI-2]
  • Rep. John Barrow [D, GA-12]
  • Rep. Melissa Bean [D, IL-8]
  • Rep. Xavier Becerra [D, CA-31]
  • Rep. Shelley Berkley [D, NV-1]
  • Rep. Howard Berman [D, CA-28]
  • Rep. Robert Berry [D, AR-1]
  • Rep. Sanford Bishop [D, GA-2]
  • Rep. Timothy Bishop [D, NY-1]
  • Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D, OR-3]
  • Rep. Madeleine Bordallo [D, GU-0]
  • Rep. Dan Boren [D, OK-2]
  • Rep. Leonard Boswell [D, IA-3]
  • Rep. Frederick Boucher [D, VA-9]
  • Rep. Allen Boyd [D, FL-2]
  • Rep. Robert Brady [D, PA-1]
  • Rep. Bruce Braley [D, IA-1]
  • Rep. Corrine Brown [D, FL-3]
  • Rep. George Butterfield [D, NC-1]
  • Rep. Lois Capps [D, CA-23]
  • Rep. Michael Capuano [D, MA-8]
  • Rep. Dennis Cardoza [D, CA-18]
  • Rep. Russ Carnahan [D, MO-3]
  • Rep. Christopher Carney [D, PA-10]
  • Julia Carson
  • Rep. Kathy Castor [D, FL-11]
  • Rep. Ben Chandler [D, KY-6]
  • Rep. Donna Christensen [D, VI-0]
  • Rep. Yvette Clarke [D, NY-11]
  • Rep. William Clay [D, MO-1]
  • Rep. Emanuel Cleaver [D, MO-5]
  • Rep. James Clyburn [D, SC-6]
  • Rep. Steve Cohen [D, TN-9]
  • Rep. John Conyers [D, MI-14]
  • Rep. Jim Cooper [D, TN-5]
  • Rep. Jim Costa [D, CA-20]
  • Rep. Jerry Costello [D, IL-12]
  • Rep. Joe Courtney [D, CT-2]
  • Rep. Joseph Crowley [D, NY-7]
  • Barbara Cubin
  • Rep. Henry Cuellar [D, TX-28]
  • Rep. Elijah Cummings [D, MD-7]
  • Rep. Artur Davis [D, AL-7]
  • Rep. Danny Davis [D, IL-7]
  • Rep. Lincoln Davis [D, TN-4]
  • Rep. Susan Davis [D, CA-53]
  • Rep. Peter DeFazio [D, OR-4]
  • Rep. Diana DeGette [D, CO-1]
  • Rep. William Delahunt [D, MA-10]
  • Rep. Rosa DeLauro [D, CT-3]
  • Rep. Norman Dicks [D, WA-6]
  • Rep. Lloyd Doggett [D, TX-25]
  • Rep. Michael Doyle [D, PA-14]
  • Rep. Thomas Edwards [D, TX-17]
  • Rep. Keith Ellison [D, MN-5]
  • Rep. Brad Ellsworth [D, IN-8]
  • Rep. Rahm Emanuel [D, IL-5]
  • Rep. Jo Ann Emerson [R, MO-8]
  • Rep. Eliot Engel [D, NY-17]
  • Philip English
  • Rep. Anna Eshoo [D, CA-14]
  • Rep. Bob Etheridge [D, NC-2]
  • Rep. Eni Faleomavaega [D, AS-0]
  • Rep. Sam Farr [D, CA-17]
  • Rep. Chaka Fattah [D, PA-2]
  • Michael Ferguson
  • Rep. Bob Filner [D, CA-51]
  • Rep. Barney Frank [D, MA-4]
  • Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen [R, NJ-11]
  • Rep. Jim Gerlach [R, PA-6]
  • Rep. Gabrielle Giffords [D, AZ-8]
  • Wayne Gilchrest
  • Rep. Kirsten Gillibrand [D, NY-20]
  • Rep. Charles Gonzalez [D, TX-20]
  • Rep. Barton Gordon [D, TN-6]
  • Rep. Al Green [D, TX-9]
  • Rep. Raymond Green [D, TX-29]
  • Rep. Raul Grijalva [D, AZ-7]
  • Rep. Luis Gutiérrez [D, IL-4]
  • Rep. John Hall [D, NY-19]
  • Rep. Phil Hare [D, IL-17]
  • Rep. Jane Harman [D, CA-36]
  • Rep. Alcee Hastings [D, FL-23]
  • Rep. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin [D, SD-0]
  • Rep. Brian Higgins [D, NY-27]
  • Rep. Maurice Hinchey [D, NY-22]
  • Rep. Rubén Hinojosa [D, TX-15]
  • Rep. Mazie Hirono [D, HI-2]
  • Rep. Paul Hodes [D, NH-2]
  • Rep. Tim Holden [D, PA-17]
  • Rep. Rush Holt [D, NJ-12]
  • Rep. Michael Honda [D, CA-15]
  • Darlene Hooley
  • Rep. Steny Hoyer [D, MD-5]
  • Rep. Jay Inslee [D, WA-1]
  • Rep. Steve Israel [D, NY-2]
  • Rep. Jesse Jackson [D, IL-2]
  • Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D, TX-18]
  • William Jefferson
  • Rep. Eddie Johnson [D, TX-30]
  • Rep. Henry Johnson [D, GA-4]
  • Stephanie Jones
  • Rep. Steve Kagen [D, WI-8]
  • Rep. Paul Kanjorski [D, PA-11]
  • Rep. Marcy Kaptur [D, OH-9]
  • Ric Keller
  • Rep. Dale Kildee [D, MI-5]
  • Rep. Carolyn Kilpatrick [D, MI-13]
  • Rep. Ronald Kind [D, WI-3]
  • Rep. Peter King [R, NY-3]
  • Rep. Mark Kirk [R, IL-10]
  • Rep. Ron Klein [D, FL-22]
  • Rep. Dennis Kucinich [D, OH-10]
  • Ray LaHood
  • Nicholas Lampson
  • Rep. James Langevin [D, RI-2]
  • Tom Lantos
  • Rep. Rick Larsen [D, WA-2]
  • Rep. John Larson [D, CT-1]
  • Rep. Steven LaTourette [R, OH-14]
  • Rep. Barbara Lee [D, CA-9]
  • Rep. Sander Levin [D, MI-12]
  • Rep. John Lewis [D, GA-5]
  • Rep. Daniel Lipinski [D, IL-3]
  • Rep. Frank LoBiondo [R, NJ-2]
  • Rep. David Loebsack [D, IA-2]
  • Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D, CA-16]
  • Rep. Nita Lowey [D, NY-18]
  • Rep. Stephen Lynch [D, MA-9]
  • Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D, NY-14]
  • Rep. Edward Markey [D, MA-7]
  • Rep. James Marshall [D, GA-8]
  • Rep. Jim Matheson [D, UT-2]
  • Rep. Doris Matsui [D, CA-5]
  • Rep. Carolyn McCarthy [D, NY-4]
  • Rep. Betty McCollum [D, MN-4]
  • Rep. James McDermott [D, WA-7]
  • Rep. James McGovern [D, MA-3]
  • Rep. John McHugh [R, NY-23]
  • Rep. Mike McIntyre [D, NC-7]
  • Rep. Jerry McNerney [D, CA-11]
  • Michael McNulty
  • Martin Meehan
  • Rep. Kendrick Meek [D, FL-17]
  • Rep. Gregory Meeks [D, NY-6]
  • Rep. John Mica [R, FL-7]
  • Rep. Michael Michaud [D, ME-2]
  • Juanita Millender-McDonald
  • Rep. George Miller [D, CA-7]
  • Rep. Alan Mollohan [D, WV-1]
  • Rep. Dennis Moore [D, KS-3]
  • Rep. Gwen Moore [D, WI-4]
  • Rep. James Moran [D, VA-8]
  • Rep. Christopher Murphy [D, CT-5]
  • Rep. Tim Murphy [R, PA-18]
  • Rep. John Murtha [D, PA-12]
  • Rep. Jerrold Nadler [D, NY-8]
  • Rep. Grace Napolitano [D, CA-38]
  • Rep. Richard Neal [D, MA-2]
  • Rep. Eleanor Norton [D, DC-0]
  • Rep. James Oberstar [D, MN-8]
  • Rep. David Obey [D, WI-7]
  • Rep. John Olver [D, MA-1]
  • Rep. Solomon Ortiz [D, TX-27]
  • Rep. Frank Pallone [D, NJ-6]
  • Rep. William Pascrell [D, NJ-8]
  • Rep. Edward Pastor [D, AZ-4]
  • Rep. Donald Payne [D, NJ-10]
  • Rep. Ed Perlmutter [D, CO-7]
  • Rep. Collin Peterson [D, MN-7]
  • Charles Pickering
  • Rep. Todd Platts [R, PA-19]
  • Rep. Earl Pomeroy [D, ND-0]
  • Rep. David Price [D, NC-4]
  • Rep. Nick Rahall [D, WV-3]
  • James Ramstad
  • Rep. Charles Rangel [D, NY-15]
  • Rick Renzi
  • Rep. Silvestre Reyes [D, TX-16]
  • Rep. Ciro Rodriguez [D, TX-23]
  • Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen [R, FL-18]
  • Rep. Mike Ross [D, AR-4]
  • Rep. Steven Rothman [D, NJ-9]
  • Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard [D, CA-34]
  • Rep. C.A. Ruppersberger [D, MD-2]
  • Rep. Bobby Rush [D, IL-1]
  • Rep. Timothy Ryan [D, OH-17]
  • Rep. John Salazar [D, CO-3]
  • Rep. Loretta Sanchez [D, CA-47]
  • Rep. Linda Sánchez [D, CA-39]
  • Rep. John Sarbanes [D, MD-3]
  • H. Saxton
  • Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D, IL-9]
  • Rep. Adam Schiff [D, CA-29]
  • Rep. Jean Schmidt [R, OH-2]
  • Rep. Allyson Schwartz [D, PA-13]
  • Rep. David Scott [D, GA-13]
  • Rep. Robert Scott [D, VA-3]
  • Rep. José Serrano [D, NY-16]
  • Rep. Joe Sestak [D, PA-7]
  • Christopher Shays
  • Rep. Carol Shea-Porter [D, NH-1]
  • Rep. Brad Sherman [D, CA-27]
  • Rep. Albio Sires [D, NJ-13]
  • Rep. Ike Skelton [D, MO-4]
  • Rep. Louise Slaughter [D, NY-28]
  • Rep. Adam Smith [D, WA-9]
  • Rep. Christopher Smith [R, NJ-4]
  • Rep. Victor Snyder [D, AR-2]
  • Rep. Hilda Solis [D, CA-32]
  • Rep. Zachary Space [D, OH-18]
  • Rep. John Spratt [D, SC-5]
  • Rep. Fortney Stark [D, CA-13]
  • Rep. Bart Stupak [D, MI-1]
  • Rep. John Sullivan [R, OK-1]
  • Rep. Betty Sutton [D, OH-13]
  • Rep. John Tanner [D, TN-8]
  • Rep. Ellen Tauscher [D, CA-10]
  • Rep. Bennie Thompson [D, MS-2]
  • Rep. C. Thompson [D, CA-1]
  • Rep. John Tierney [D, MA-6]
  • Rep. Edolphus Towns [D, NY-10]
  • Sen. Mark Udall [D, CO]
  • Sen. Tom Udall [D, NM]
  • Rep. Frederick Upton [R, MI-6]
  • Rep. Christopher Van Hollen [D, MD-8]
  • Rep. Nydia Velázquez [D, NY-12]
  • Rep. Peter Visclosky [D, IN-1]
  • James Walsh
  • Rep. Timothy Walz [D, MN-1]
  • Rep. Zach Wamp [R, TN-3]
  • Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz [D, FL-20]
  • Rep. Maxine Waters [D, CA-35]
  • Rep. Diane Watson [D, CA-33]
  • Rep. Melvin Watt [D, NC-12]
  • Rep. Henry Waxman [D, CA-30]
  • Rep. Anthony Weiner [D, NY-9]
  • Rep. Peter Welch [D, VT-0]
  • Rep. Robert Wexler [D, FL-19]
  • Rep. Charles Wilson [D, OH-6]
  • Rep. Addison Wilson [R, SC-2]
  • Rep. Lynn Woolsey [D, CA-6]
  • Rep. David Wu [D, OR-1]
  • Albert Wynn
  • Rep. John Yarmuth [D, KY-3]
  • Rep. Donald Young [R, AK-0]
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Committees

• House Energy and Commerce
• 5 more
  • House Ways and Means
  • House Education and Labor
  • House Education and Labor
  • House Ways and Means
  • House Energy and Commerce
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Amendments

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• Jun 05, 2007: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
• Mar 16, 2007: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
• Mar 08, 2007: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
• Mar 07, 2007: Referred to House Education and Labor
• Mar 07, 2007: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, and Ways and Means, 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.
• Introduced on Mar 07, 2007.
• Mar 07, 2007: Referred to House Ways and Means
• Mar 07, 2007: Referred to House Energy and Commerce

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March 12, 2007 Child & Adolescent Psychiatrists Applaud Landmark Mental Health ...

... Congressmen Patrick J. Kennedy (D-RI) and Jim Ramstad (R-MN) for introducing "The Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act "(HR 1367). ...

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March 11, 2007 Mental-health parity bill may pass Congress

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October 07, 2008 Library Of Congress Lies: Puts Congressman Dennis Kucinich (Oh-10 ...

Related Bills: H.RES.1014, H.RES.1525, HR493, HR1367, S.358 Latest Major Action: Became Public Law No: 110-343 [GPO: Text, PDF] House Reports: 110-374 Part 1, 110-374 Part 2, 110-374 Part 3 Note: Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of ...

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October 05, 2008 George Bush Signs H.R. 1424 - Economic Stimulus Relief Bill Into Law

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