Skip to main content
S 3261 106th Congress Senate

HMO Guaranty Act of 2000

Official title: A bill to provide for the establishment of an HMO Guaranty Fund to provide payments to States to pay the outstanding health care provider claims of insolvent health maintenance organizations.

Introduced: October 30, 2000 Introduced by: Reed, Jack Democratic · Rhode Island See on congress.gov
Health BankruptcyCommerceCorporate liquidationsEconomics and Public Finance
More subjectsShow fewer subjects
FeesFinance and Financial SectorGovernment Operations and PoliticsGovernment paperworkGovernment trust fundsHealth insuranceHealth insurance continuationHealth insurance industryHealth maintenance organizations
Sign in to write a letter Sign in to watch
This bill died when the 106th Congress ended
It never became law before the 106th Congress (1999–2000) 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
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 30, 2000
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S11375-11376)
Oct 30, 2000
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S11374)
Oct 30, 2000
Introduced in Senate
 Ask about this bill AI · grounded in the bill text

Have a question about what this bill does? Ask in plain English; the answer is drawn from the bill's actual text and official record, and it'll tell you when something isn't in the text rather than guess.

AI answers can be imperfect; always confirm against the full bill text.

 Latest action October 30, 2000

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S11375-11376)

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
HMO Guaranty Act of 2000 - Establishes in the U.S. Treasury the HMO Guaranty Fund to provide payments to States to pay the outstanding health care provider claims of insolvent health maintenance organizations (HMOs) and to provide for a temporary continuation of health care coverage for covered individuals.

Requires each HMO that is licensed by a State to provide health care coverage to make biannual payments to the Guaranty Fund in accordance with an assessment schedule to be established by the Secretary of Health and Human Services. Permits deferrals or exemptions if an HMO demonstrates that payment of the assessment would endanger its ability to fulfill contractual obligations or place it in an unsound financial condition. Prescribes a civil penalty for failure to pay.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
Cite this page click to expand
APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3261: HMO Guaranty Act of 2000. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-S-3261/
MLA
"S. 3261: HMO Guaranty Act of 2000." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-S-3261/.
Bluebook (legal)
S. 3261, 106th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/106-S-3261/.
Markdown link
[S. 3261: HMO Guaranty Act of 2000](https://openamerica.io/bill/106-S-3261/)
Report a problem