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HR 1943 112th Congress House

Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act

Official title: To restore the application of the Federal antitrust laws to the business of health insurance to protect competition and consumers.

Introduced: June 3, 2011 See on congress.gov
Health Competition and antitrustHealth care costs and insuranceInsurance industry and regulation
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 11, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, Competition and the Internet.
May 23, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
May 23, 2011
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 11, 2011

Referred to the Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, Competition and the Internet.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act - Amends the McCarran-Ferguson Act to provide that nothing in that Act shall modify, impair, or supersede the operation of any of the antitrust laws with respect to the business of health insurance.

Applies prohibitions against using unfair methods of competition to the business of health insurance without regard to whether such business is carried on for profit.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 6389 Related bill Sequestration Prevention Act of 2012
  • S 3473 Related bill Sequestration Prevention Act of 2012
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 2
D
Garamendi, John
California · Oct 5, 2011
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Jun 3, 2011
GREEN, GENE
· May 23, 2011
SLAUGHTER, LOUISE
· May 23, 2011
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1943: Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-1943/
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"H.R. 1943: Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-1943/.
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H.R. 1943, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-1943/.
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