S. 423: HIPAA Recreational Injury Technical Correction Act

108th Congress · introduced 2003-02-14 · Health · Latest: Message on Senate action sent to the House.

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Where it came from: introduced 2003-02-14 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

HIPAA Recreational Injury Technical Correction Act

Plain summary

Health Care Parity for Legal Transportation and Recreational Activities Act - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, the Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code to prohibit a group health plan or health insurance issuer from denying benefits otherwise provided for the treatment of an injury solely because such injury resulted from the participation of the participant or beneficiary in a legal transportation and recreational activity such as motorcycling or skiing.

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Official text

HIPAA Recreational Injury Technical Correction Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] · 9 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: S. 423, HIPAA Recreational Injury Technical Correction Act (2003-12-02); CBO cost estimate: S. 423, HIPAA Recreational Injury Technical Correction Act (2003-12-02)

Cosponsors on this site

Richard J. Durbin (D-IL), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK)

Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] reported raising $22.5 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-108s423.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/108/s>

Record fed-us-cong108-s423 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong108 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong108