Time for Recovery and Equal Access to Treatment in America (TREAT America) Act of 2005
Latest action · Sep 21, 2005 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H8218)
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMar 10, 2005
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Time for Recovery and Equal Access to Treatment in America (TREAT America) Act of 2005 - Amends the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), and the Internal Revenue Code to prohibit a group health plan or group health coverage that provides both medical and surgical benefits and substance abuse benefits from imposing treatment limitations or financial requirements on the substance abuse treatment benefits unless similar limitations or requirements are imposed for medical and surgical benefits. Excludes such requirements for plans and coverage for small employers and for cases in which the application of such requirements results in an increase in the cost under the plan of at least one percent.
Applies such requirements to health insurance coverage offered in the individual market.
Cosponsors 37
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 5, 2005 to Feb 28, 2006.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MA | Barney Frank | Apr 5, 2005 | |
| D-WA | Jim McDermott | Apr 5, 2005 | |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | Apr 5, 2005 | |
| D-RI | Patrick J. Kennedy | Apr 5, 2005 | |
| D-NJ | Rush Holt | Apr 5, 2005 | |
| D-WV | Alan B. Mollohan | Apr 12, 2005 | |
| D-NY | Charles B. Rangel | Apr 12, 2005 | |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Apr 12, 2005 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Apr 12, 2005 | |
| D-TX | Gene Green | Apr 12, 2005 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Apr 12, 2005 | |
| D-NY | Michael R. McNulty | Apr 12, 2005 | |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | Apr 12, 2005 | |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne | Apr 13, 2005 | |
| D-MD | Elijah E. Cummings | Apr 13, 2005 | |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Apr 19, 2005 | |
| D-MI | Carolyn C. Kilpatrick | Apr 19, 2005 | |
| D-NY | Carolyn McCarthy | Apr 19, 2005 | |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Apr 19, 2005 | |
| D-NY | Gregory W. Meeks | Apr 19, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Henry A. Waxman | Apr 19, 2005 | |
| D-MA | John F. Tierney | Apr 19, 2005 | |
| D-NY | Major R. Owens | Apr 19, 2005 | |
| D-MI | Dale E. Kildee | Apr 20, 2005 | |
| R-VA | Frank R. Wolf | Apr 20, 2005 | |
| D-NY | Maurice D. Hinchey | Apr 28, 2005 | |
| R-MI | Vernon J. Ehlers | May 3, 2005 | |
| D-OH | Stephanie Tubbs Jones | May 4, 2005 | |
| D-ME | Michael H. Michaud | Jun 17, 2005 | |
| D-NY | Gary L. Ackerman | Jul 11, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Tom Lantos | Jul 21, 2005 | |
| D-MN | Collin C. Peterson | Sep 7, 2005 | |
| D-MI | Bart Stupak | Sep 20, 2005 | |
| D-VA | James P. Moran | Sep 21, 2005 | |
| D-NC | David E. Price | Oct 6, 2005 | |
| D-VA | Rick Boucher | Oct 28, 2005 | |
| R-WY | Barbara Cubin | Feb 28, 2006 |
Committees 3
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Mar 10, 2005 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Mar 22, 2005 | |
| House | Education and Workforce Committee | Referred Mar 10, 2005 |
| Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee | Referred Apr 18, 2005 | |
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Mar 10, 2005 |
Actions 5
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 21, 2005Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H8218)
- Apr 18, 2005Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.
- Mar 22, 2005Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Mar 10, 2005Introduced in House
- Mar 10, 2005Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, 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.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H8218, H8219, H8220 | Jeb Bradley R-NH, Jim Ramstad R-MN, Patrick J. Kennedy D-RI | Sep 21, 2005 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 803 | HEART Act | Related bill | Apr 14, 2005 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide parity with respect to substance abuse treatment benefits under group health plans and health insurance coverage.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Time for Recovery and Equal Access to Treatment in America (TREAT America) Act of 2005
- Popular Titles
- TREAT America bill
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 10, 2005Introduced in House
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