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HR 3596 111th Congress House

Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2009

Official title: To ensure that health insurance issuers and medical malpractice insurance issuers cannot engage in price fixing, bid rigging, or market allocations to the detriment of competition and consumers.

Introduced: October 20, 2009 See on congress.gov
Commerce Civil actions and liabilityCompetition and antitrustHealth care costs and insuranceHealth personnelInsurance industry and regulation
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 Everywhere this bill has been 9 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 2, 2009
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 184.
Nov 2, 2009
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 111-322.
Oct 21, 2009
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 20 - 9.
Oct 21, 2009
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Oct 8, 2009
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Oct 2, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts and Competition Policy.
Sep 17, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Sep 17, 2009
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2318)
Sep 17, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Latest action November 2, 2009

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 184.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2009 - Declares that nothing in the McCarran-Ferguson Act shall be construed to permit health insurance issuers or issuers of medical malpractice insurance to engage in any form of price fixing, bid rigging, or market allocations in connection with providing health insurance coverage or coverage for medical malpractice claims or actions.

Provides that this Act shall not apply to: (1) making a contract or engaging in a combination or conspiracy to collect, compile, or disseminate historical loss data, to determine a loss development factor applicable to historical loss data, or to perform actuarial services if such contract, combination, or conspiracy does not involve a restraint of trade; or (2) any information gathering and rate setting activities of any state commission of insurance or any other state regulatory entity with authority to set insurance rates.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1681 Identical bill Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2009
 Bill text 2 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 11
All 11 Democratic 9
D
Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Oct 29, 2009
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · Oct 27, 2009
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Oct 27, 2009
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Oct 20, 2009
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Oct 20, 2009
Shuler, Heath
· Oct 20, 2009
 D
Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Oct 20, 2009
 D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · Oct 20, 2009
Sestak, Joe
· Oct 13, 2009
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Sep 17, 2009
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Sep 17, 2009
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