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HR 3877 115th Congress House

Fair Billing Act of 2017

Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to protect health care consumers from surprise billing practices, and for other purposes.

Introduced: October 4, 2017 See on congress.gov
Health Emergency medical services and trauma careHealth care costs and insuranceHealth programs administration and fundingHospital care
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This bill died when the 115th Congress ended
It never became law before the 115th Congress (2017–2018) 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
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Sep 29, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Sep 28, 2017
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Sep 28, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Latest action September 29, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Fair Billing Act of 2017

This bill restricts Medicare providers from employing certain surprise-billing practices and provides for a review process with respect to such practices.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 5
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Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Sep 26, 2018
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Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Sep 26, 2018
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Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Sep 26, 2018
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Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Sep 25, 2018
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Oct 4, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3877: Fair Billing Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-3877/
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"H.R. 3877: Fair Billing Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-3877/.
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H.R. 3877, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-3877/.
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