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HR 2960 105th Congress House

Responsibility in Managed Care Act of 1997

Official title: To amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to clarify the preemption of State law by such title with respect to causes of action f… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to clarify the preemption of State law by such title with respect to causes of action for damages for personal or financial injury or wrongful death resulting from failures to provide benefits under employee welfare benefit plans providing health care benefits.

Introduced: November 13, 1997 See on congress.gov
Labor and Employment CommerceDamagesEmployee health benefitsFederal preemption
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Finance and Financial SectorGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHealth insurance industryInsurance companiesLawManaged careMedical malpracticeState lawsWrongful death
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This bill died when the 105th Congress ended
It never became law before the 105th Congress (1997–1998) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Dec 10, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.
Nov 8, 1997
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Nov 8, 1997
Introduced in House
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 Latest action December 10, 1997

Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Responsibility in Managed Care Act of 1997 - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to exempt from ERISA preemption of State law certain causes of action for damages for personal or financial injury or wrongful death resulting from failures to provide health care benefits under employee welfare benefit plans providing such benefits.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 1 Republican 1
STENHOLM, CHARLES
· May 6, 1998
FROST, MARTIN
· Feb 4, 1998
LAMPSON, NICK
· Feb 4, 1998
SANDLIN, MAX
· Nov 13, 1997
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Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Nov 13, 1997
 R
Sessions, Pete
Texas · Nov 8, 1997
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2960: Responsibility in Managed Care Act of 1997. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-2960/
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"H.R. 2960: Responsibility in Managed Care Act of 1997." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-2960/.
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