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Parity Enforcement Act of 2025
To provide for civil monetary penalties for violations of mental health parity requirements.
Summary
This bill establishes civil monetary penalties for violations of mental health parity requirements under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA). Mental health parity requires that health insurance plans provide equal coverage and cost-sharing for mental health and substance use disorder benefits as they do for physical health benefits. The bill allows the Department of Labor to impose financial penalties on plan sponsors, service providers, and plan administrators that fail to comply with parity requirements. Previously, enforcement options for parity violations were limited; this bill adds civil penalties as an enforcement mechanism. The penalties apply to group health plans and health insurance issuers for plan years beginning one year after enactment.
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Sponsor (1)
6 cosponsors
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Donald Norcross’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- WESTERN EXTRUSIONS $26,000
- HOLTEC INTERNATIONAL $14,150
- COOPER UNIVERSITY HEALTH CARE $13,200
- CURRENT MASTER ELECTRIC $13,200
- BACH ASSOCIATES, PC $13,200
Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Donald Norcross → · Outside spending →
Actions (2)
- Feb 4, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce. · house
- Feb 4, 2025 Introduced in House
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Full text
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 4, 2025
Mr. Norcross (for himself, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr. Courtney, Mr. Pocan, and Mr. Johnson of Georgia) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce
A BILL
To provide for civil monetary penalties for violations of mental health parity requirements.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Parity Enforcement Act of 2025”.
SEC. 2. CIVIL MONETARY PENALTIES FOR PARITY VIOLATIONS.
(a) Civil Monetary Penalties Relating to Parity in Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders.—Section 502(c)(10) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1132(c)(10)(A)) is amended—
(1) in the heading, by striking “use of genetic information” and inserting “use of genetic information and parity in mental health and substance use disorder benefits”; and
(2) in subparagraph (A)—
(A) by striking “any plan sponsor of a group health plan” and inserting “any plan sponsor, service provider, or plan administrator of a group health plan”; and
(B) by striking “for any failure” and all that follows through “in connection with the plan.” and inserting “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.”.
(b) Exception to the General Prohibition on Enforcement.—Section 502 of such Act (29 U.S.C. 1132) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)(6), by striking “or (9)” and inserting “(9), or (10)”; and
(2) in subsection (b)(3)—
(A) by striking “subsections (c)(9) and (a)(6)” and inserting “subsections (c)(9), (c)(10), and
(a)(6)”; and
(B) by striking “under subsection (c)(9))” and inserting “under subsections (c)(9) and (c)(10)), and except with respect to enforcement by the Secretary of section 712”.
(c) Effective Date.—The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to group health plans, or any health insurance issuer offering health insurance coverage in connection with such plan, for plan years beginning after the date that is 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act. <all>
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