# 119-hr-957: Parity Enforcement Act of 2025

119-hr-957, Parity Enforcement Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Norcross, Donald [D-NJ-1] (D-NJ); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-07-14).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-957
- Congress: 119
- Title: Parity Enforcement Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-02-04
- Sponsor: Rep. Norcross, Donald [D-NJ-1] (D-NJ)
- Cosponsors: 6
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-07-14

## Summary

**Creates civil monetary penalties for mental health and substance use disorder parity violations.** This bill would expand and tighten enforcement so plans, administrators, and service providers can be fined when they fail to meet parity rules for behavioral health benefits. - Families and beneficiaries would gain stronger enforcement tools because failures to follow parity for mental health and substance use disorder benefits would trigger civil penalties. This gives clearer consequences when coverage limits or rules treat behavioral health worse than medical care. - Employers, plan sponsors, service providers, plan administrators, and issuers would face expanded liability because the penalties regime is broadened beyond just plan sponsors to include these entities. Penalties would cover failures to meet parity requirements tied to section 712. - Federal enforcement and timing change. The bill adds new enforcement subsections while preserving the Secretary's role over section 712 enforcement. The penalty rules would apply to plan years beginning one year after enactment.

## Cosponsors (6)

- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2025-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2] (D-CT), 2025-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] (D-WI), 2025-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA), 2025-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] (D-NV), 2025-02-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2025-02-07T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Fines for mental health parity violations: benefit, medium. This bill would let regulators fine group health plans and related entities for parity rule violations. Fines would apply for failures on mental health and substance use disorder parity and some genetic information protections. Plans, plan sponsors, administrators, service providers, and issuers co…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7481: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-957 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/957)

## Related
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-7481: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7481)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-20)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-957 (as of 2026-07-14).