Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act of 2017
Latest action · Mar 23, 2017 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJan 9, 2017
- Passed HouseMar 22, 2017
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on March 15, 2017. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act of 2017
(Sec. 2) This bill 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. 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.
Recorded votes 2
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 184 | On Passage | Passed416–7 | Mar 22, 2017 |
| House 183 | On Motion to Recommit with Instructions | Failed189–233 | Mar 22, 2017 |
Cosponsors 20
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 9, 2017 to Mar 10, 2017; 14 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-GA | A. Drew Ferguson IV | Original | Jan 9, 2017 |
| R-GA | Austin Scott | Original | Jan 9, 2017 |
| R-TX | Brian Babin | Original | Jan 9, 2017 |
| R-VA | Dave Brat | Original | Jan 9, 2017 |
| R-TN | David P. Roe | Original | Jan 9, 2017 |
| R-TN | John J. Duncan, Jr. | Original | Jan 9, 2017 |
| R-TX | Lamar Smith | Original | Jan 9, 2017 |
| R-TX | Louie Gohmert | Original | Jan 9, 2017 |
| R-AL | Mo Brooks | Original | Jan 9, 2017 |
| R-VA | Robert J. Wittman | Original | Jan 9, 2017 |
| R-TN | Scott DesJarlais | Original | Jan 9, 2017 |
| R-IA | Steve King | Original | Jan 9, 2017 |
| R-FL | Ted S. Yoho | Original | Jan 9, 2017 |
| R-NC | Walter B. Jones | Original | Jan 9, 2017 |
| R-AZ | Andy Biggs | Jan 24, 2017 | |
| R-CO | Doug Lamborn | Jan 24, 2017 | |
| R-SC | Mark Sanford | Jan 24, 2017 | |
| R-VA | Thomas A. Garrett, Jr. | Jan 24, 2017 | |
| R-ID | Raul R. Labrador | Jan 30, 2017 | |
| R-CO | Scott R. Tipton | Mar 10, 2017 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Jan 9, 2017Markup Feb 28, 2017Reported Mar 15, 2017 |
| Administrative State, Regulatory Reform, and Antitrust Subcommittee | Referred Feb 6, 2017Hearings Feb 16, 2017Discharged Feb 20, 2017 | |
| Senate | Judiciary Committee | Referred Mar 23, 2017 |
Actions 24
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 23, 2017Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- Mar 22, 2017Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H2311-2312)
- Mar 22, 2017On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 189 - 233 (Roll no. 183).
- Mar 22, 2017Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by recorded vote: 416 - 7 (Roll no. 184).
- Mar 22, 2017Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
In the Congressional Record 6
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H8434 | Ken Buck R-CO, Paul A. Gosar R-AZ | Nov 2, 2017 |
| House | Debate and remarks H2965 | Louie Gohmert R-TX | Apr 28, 2017 |
| House | Recorded votes H2311Rosen motion to recommit (retain application of antitrust laws to health insurers that vary insurance premiums on certain individuals according to age) | — | Mar 22, 2017 |
| House | Debate and remarks H2252–H2259, H2267–H2275Text printed H2253, H2267Amendments H2258Motions H2274Recorded votes H2258, H2259consideration (H. Res. 209), previous question | Austin Scott R-GA, Bob Goodlatte R-VA, David N. Cicilline D-RI, Doug Collins R-GA, Jacky Rosen D-NV (motion), Jared Polis D-CO (amendment), John A. Yarmuth D-KY, John Conyers, Jr. D-MI, Paul A. Gosar R-AZ, Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX | Mar 21, 2017 |
| House | Debate and remarks H2169 | Kevin McCarthy R-CA | Mar 17, 2017 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Mar 13, 2017H.R. 372, Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act of 2017As ordered reported by the House Committee on Judiciary on February 28, 2017
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 163, no. 5, January 9, 2017, page H235.
Printed hearings 2
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 115-584 | STABILIZING PREMIUMS AND HELPING INDIVIDUALS IN THE INDIVIDUAL INSURANCE MARKET FOR 2018: HEALTH CARE STAKEHOLDERS103 pages | Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee | Sep 14, 2017 |
| Serial No. 115-3 | COMPETITIVE HEALTH INSURANCE REFORM ACT OF 2017122 pages | Judiciary Committee | Feb 16, 2017 |
Amendments 1
Amendments offered to this bill.
| Amendment | Description | Offered by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| HAmdt 102 | Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 209, the amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text in the Rules Committee Print 115-8 is considered as adopted. | Rules Committee | House amendment offered |
Related bills 5
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HRES 209 | Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 372) to restore the application of the Federal antitrust laws to the business of health insurance to protect competition and consumers. | Procedurally related | Mar 21, 2017 |
| S 222 | Obamacare Replacement Act | Related bill | Jan 24, 2017 |
| HR 494 | Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act of 2015 | Reintroduction of | Feb 19, 2015 |
| HR 1072 | Obamacare Replacement Act | Related bill | Feb 17, 2017 |
| S 3782 | Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act of 2018 | Related bill | Dec 19, 2018 |
Titles 4
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To restore the application of the Federal antitrust laws to the business of health insurance to protect competition and consumers.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act of 2017
- Short Titles as Reported to House
- Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act of 2017
- Short Titles as Passed House
- Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act of 2017
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 23, 2017Referred in Senate
- Mar 22, 2017Engrossed in House
- Mar 15, 2017Reported in House
- Jan 9, 2017Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
