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HR 494 114th Congress House

Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act of 2015

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

Introduced: January 22, 2015 Introduced by: Gosar, Paul A. Republican · Arizona See on congress.gov
Health Competition and antitrustDental careHealth care costs and insuranceInsurance industry and regulation
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 19, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.
Jan 22, 2015
Introduced in House
Jan 22, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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 Latest action February 19, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act of 2015

Amends the McCarran-Ferguson Act to declare that nothing in that Act modifies, impairs, or supersedes the operation of antitrust laws with respect to the business of health insurance, including the business of dental insurance.

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

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 2462 Related bill Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 16
All 16 Democratic 1 Republican 10
Trott, David
· Mar 15, 2016
Bishop, Mike
· Feb 12, 2016
 R
Griffith, H. Morgan
Virginia · Feb 12, 2016
Abraham, Ralph
· Feb 9, 2016
Buck, Ken
· Feb 9, 2016
 R
Lummis, Cynthia M.
Wyoming · Feb 9, 2016
 R
Stutzman, Marlin A.
Indiana · Feb 9, 2016
 R
Harris, Andy
Maryland · Jul 21, 2015
VISCLOSKY, PETER
· Feb 5, 2015
 R
Babin, Brian
Texas · Jan 22, 2015
 R
Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Jan 22, 2015
 R
DesJarlais, Scott
Tennessee · Jan 22, 2015
 D
Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Jan 22, 2015
 R
Scott, Austin
Georgia · Jan 22, 2015
 R
Simpson, Michael K.
Idaho · Jan 22, 2015
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Jan 22, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 494: Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-494/
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"H.R. 494: Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act of 2015." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-494/.
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H.R. 494, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-494/.
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