US Congress House Bill 617 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 10-0)
Status: Introduced on January 24 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-01-24 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act This bill amends the McCarran-Ferguson Act to declare that nothing in that Act modifies, impairs, or supersedes the operation of antitrust laws with respect to the business of health insurance. This declaration does not apply to a contract, combination, or conspiracy to: (1) collect, compile, or disseminate historical loss data; (2) determine a loss development factor for historical loss data; or (3) perform actuarial services if the collaboration does not involve a restraint of trade. Prohibitions against unfair methods of competition apply to the business of health insurance without regard to whether the business is for profit.

Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act

Rep. Peter DeFazio [D-OR]	Rep. Louise Slaughter [D-NY]	Rep. John Garamendi [D-CA]	Rep. Gregory Meeks [D-NY]
Rep. John Conyers [D-MI]	Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]	Rep. Carol Shea-Porter [D-NH]	Rep. Henry Johnson [D-GA]
Rep. Stephen Lynch [D-MA]	Rep. Judy Chu [D-CA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-01-24	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.
2017-01-24	House	Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
2017-01-24	House	Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H616)
2017-01-24	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/617/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr617/BILLS-115hr617ih.pdf