UPDATE: H.R.1418 – Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act of 2019

LATEST ACTION: September 21, 2020 - Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

BILL TITLE: Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act of 2019

BILL SUMMARY:

Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act of 2019

This bill declares that nothing in the McCarran-Ferguson Act modifies, impairs, or supersedes the operation of antitrust laws with respect to the business of health insurance, including the business of dental insurance. This declaration does not apply to a contract, combination, or conspiracy to (1) collect, compile, or disseminate historical loss data; (2) determine a loss development factor for historical loss data; (3) perform actuarial services if the collaboration does not involve a restraint of trade; or (4) develop or disseminate a standard insurance policy form if adherence to the form is not required.

Prohibitions against unfair methods of competition apply to the business of health insurance without regard to whether the business is for profit.

[NOTE: The contents of this legislative update are current as of 06:00 AM on September 22, 2020.]

BILL NUMBER: 116th Congress: House Bill 1418 (H.R.1418)

CHAMBER OF ORIGIN: U.S. House of Representatives

CURRENT CHAMBER: U.S. House of Representatives

For DETAILED LEGISLATIVE INFORMATION on H.R.1418, visit: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/1418

BILL TEXT: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/1418/text

ACTIONS-TO-DATE (ordered by most recent first):

09/21/2020 -- House -- Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

09/21/2020 -- House -- On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.

09/21/2020 -- House -- DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1418.

09/21/2020 -- House -- Considered under suspension of the rules.

09/21/2020 -- House -- Ms. Scanlon moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

04/08/2019 -- House -- Referred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law.

02/28/2019 -- House -- Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

02/28/2019 -- House -- Introduced in House.

SPONSOR(S)*:

-- Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4]

CO-SPONSOR(S)*:

[*Note: Sponsors and co-sponsors are current as of September 21, 2020. For the most up-to-date version of the sponsor and co-sponsor lists, visit: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/1418/cosponsors ]

-- Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-4]

-- Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5]

-- Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8]

-- Rep. Grijalva, Raul M. [D-AZ-3]

-- Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-3]

-- Rep. Norman, Ralph [R-SC-5]

-- Rep. DesJarlais, Scott [R-TN-4]

-- Rep. Davidson, Warren [R-OH-8]

-- Rep. Yoho, Ted S. [R-FL-3]

-- Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5]

-- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-27]

-- Rep. Ferguson, A. Drew, IV [R-GA-3]

-- Rep. Posey, Bill [R-FL-8]

-- Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [D-NJ-2]

-- Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large]

-- Rep. Budd, Ted [R-NC-13]

-- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1]

-- Rep. Byrne, Bradley [R-AL-1]

-- Rep. Cole, Tom [R-OK-4]

-- Rep. Schweikert, David [R-AZ-6]

-- Rep. Palazzo, Steven M. [R-MS-4]

-- Rep. Westerman, Bruce [R-AR-4]

-- Rep. Scott, Austin [R-GA-8]

-- Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12]

-- Rep. Tipton, Scott R. [R-CO-3]

-- Rep. Roe, David P. [R-TN-1]

-- Rep. Davis, Susan A. [D-CA-53]

-- Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1]

-- Rep. Johnson, Dusty [R-SD-At Large]

-- Rep. Womack, Steve [R-AR-3]

-- Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-8]

-- Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-23]

-- Rep. Serrano, Jose E. [D-NY-15]

-- Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3]

-- Rep. Velazquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7]

-- Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4]

-- Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6]

-- Rep. Maloney, Sean Patrick [D-NY-18]

-- Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8]

-- Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2]

-- Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12]

-- Rep. Visclosky, Peter J. [D-IN-1]

-- Rep. Schrader, Kurt [D-OR-5]

-- Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-35]

-- Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2]

-- Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17]

-- Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6]

-- Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-33]

-- Rep. Babin, Brian [R-TX-36]

-- Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-10]

-- Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1]

COMMITTEES: House Judiciary Committee.

SUBJECTS: Competition and antitrust, Dental care, Health care costs and insurance, Insurance industry and regulation.