Workers’ Disability Benefits Parity Act of 2025

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 3758 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3758 To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to establish parity in the treatment of behavioral health and physical health conditions under disability benefit plans. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 5, 2025 Mr. DeSaulnier (for himself and Mr. Scott of Virginia) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to establish parity in the treatment of behavioral health and physical health conditions under disability benefit plans. 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 ``Workers' Disability Benefits Parity Act of 2025''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS; SENSE OF CONGRESS. (a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following: (1) The Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and Pension Benefit Plans (``ERISA Advisory Council'') was established pursuant to section 512 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1142) to provide advice and recommendations to the Secretary of Labor. (2) In 2023, the ERISA Advisory Council published a report to the Secretary entitled ``Long-Term Disability Benefits and Mental Health Disparity''. (3) This report found that discriminatory benefit limitations--including duration limits found in nearly all long-term disability benefit plans--impede access to disability benefits for workers whose disability is caused by a behavioral health condition. (4) The report called for the Secretary to work with Congress to ensure that there is parity in disability benefits provided to workers. (b) Sen