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HR 4885 115th Congress House

FAIR RATES Act of 2018

Official title: To require the Federal Insurance Office of the Department of the Treasury to conduct a study to identify disparities between communities in auto insurance cost… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To require the Federal Insurance Office of the Department of the Treasury to conduct a study to identify disparities between communities in auto insurance costs and payout amounts based on the predominant racial makeup of such communities, and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 25, 2018 Introduced by: Takano, Mark Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Jan 25, 2018
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 Latest action January 25, 2018

Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Fair Auto Insurance Ratemaking Reporting to Allow a Transparent Evaluation of Statistics Act of 2018 or the FAIR RATES Act of 2018

This bill directs the Federal Insurance Office (FIO) of the Department of the Treasury to collect private passenger automobile insurance data from certain automobile insurers, federal and state agencies, or other intermediaries. FIO must report on any racial disparities in premium costs and claims payment amounts.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4885: FAIR RATES Act of 2018. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4885/
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"H.R. 4885: FAIR RATES Act of 2018." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4885/.
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H.R. 4885, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4885/.
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