Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act
Great Seal of the United States
Long titleTo provide health insurance benefits for outpatient and inpatient items and services related to the diagnosis and treatment of a congenital anomaly or birth defect.
Announced inthe 117th United States Congress
Number of co-sponsors303
Legislative history

The Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act is a proposed United States law that would require private health insurance plans to cover diagnosis and treatment of congenital anomalies and birth defects.[1]

Background

Provisions

Legislative history

As of 15 December 2022:

Congress Short title Bill number(s) Date introduced Sponsor(s) # of cosponsors Latest status
115th Congress Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act H.R. 6689 August 28, 2018 Collin Peterson

(D-MN)

 16 Died in committee
S. 3369 August 23, 2018 Tammy Baldwin

(D-WI)

 7 Died in committee
116th Congress Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act H.R. 1379 February 26, 2019 Collin Peterson

(D-MN)

 313 Died in committee
S. 560 February 26, 2019 Tammy Baldwin

(D-WI)

 53 Died in committee
117th Congress Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act H.R. 1916 February 2, 2021 Anna Eshoo

(D-CA)

 317 Referred to Committees of Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means and Education and Labor. Passed the US House (310-110) on April 4, 2022.
S. 754 February 1, 2021 Tammy Baldwin

(D-WI)

 61 Referred to Committee of Health, Education, Labor and Pensions

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Baldwin, Ernst, Eshoo, Ferguson Introduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Reform to Ensure Coverage for Children Born with Congenital Anomalies or Birth Defects | U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin". www.baldwin.senate.gov. Retrieved 2021-11-15.

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