S 1681
111th Congress
Senate
Commerce
Civil actions and liability
Competition and antitrust
Health care costs and insurance
Health personnel
Insurance industry and regulation
Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2009
Introduced: September 17, 2009
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Everywhere this bill has been
4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 14, 2009
Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held.
Sep 17, 2009
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S9556)
Sep 17, 2009
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S9556)
Sep 17, 2009
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
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.
Makes this Act inapplicable to 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.
What's happening now
Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held.
Committees of jurisdiction
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