US Congress House Bill 5838 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on May 18 2012 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2012-06-05 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, Competition and the Internet.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, Competition and the Internet Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2012 - Prohibits the McCarran-Ferguson Act from being construed to permit issuers of health or medical malpractice insurance to engage in any form of price fixing, bid rigging, or market allocations in connection with the conduct of the business of providing health insurance coverage or coverage of medical malpractice claims or actions. Amends such Act to provide that nothing in it shall modify, impair, or supersede the operation of any of the antitrust laws with respect to the business of health insurance. Applies prohibitions against using unfair methods of competition to the business of health insurance without regard to whether such business is carried on for profit.

Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2012

Rep. John Conyers [D-MI]

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-06-05	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, Competition and the Internet.
2012-05-18	House	Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

HB6389 (Related) 2012-09-19 - Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
SB3473 (Related) 2012-08-01 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/5838/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr5838/BILLS-112hr5838ih.pdf