H.R. 1247 (104th): Insurance Disclosure Act of 1995

Introduced:
Mar 15, 1995 (104th Congress, 1995–1996)
Sponsor:
Rep. Cleo Fields [D-LA4]
Status:
Died (Referred to Committee)

The bill’s title was written by the bill’s sponsor. H.R. stands for House of Representatives bill.

(About Ads | Go Ad-Free for $5)
Status

This bill was introduced on March 15, 1995, in a previous session of Congress, but was not enacted.

Progress
Introduced Mar 15, 1995
Cosponsors
none
Committees

House Energy and Commerce

House Financial Services

The committee chair determines whether a bill will move past the committee stage.

Full Title

To require property and casualty insurers to provide written notification to insurance applicants and policyholders of decisions to refuse to issue or to cancel or refuse to renew an insurance policy.

Summary

No summaries available.

Text

Read Bill Text »

Last updated Mar 15, 1995.
10 pages

Primary Source

View on THOMAS (The Library of Congress)

GovTrack gets most information from THOMAS, which is updated generally one day after events occur. Activity since the last update may not be reflected here.

Citation

Click a format for a citation suggestion:

GovTrack’s Bill Summary

We don’t have a summary available yet.

Library of Congress Summary

The summary below was written by the Congressional Research Service, which is a nonpartisan division of the Library of Congress.

3/15/1995--Introduced.
Insurance Disclosure Act of 1995 - Instructs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to require insurers to provide written disclosures to applicants and policyholders, stating the reasons for: (1) declining a written application; or (2) cancelling or refusing to renew an existing policy. Authorizes the Secretary to provide immunity to insurers, agents, and brokers regarding their communication of a cancellation, denial, or nonrenewal of insurance. Prescribes guidelines under which the Secretary shall designate certain lines of insurance. Sets forth enforcement guidelines, including civil penalties and injunctive relief.

House Republican Conference Summary

The summary below was written by the House Republican Conference, which is the caucus of Republicans in the House of Representatives.

No summary available.

House Democratic Caucus Summary

The House Democratic Caucus does not provide summaries of bills.

So, yes, we display the House Republican Conference’s summaries when available even if we do not have a Democratic summary available. That’s because we feel it is better to give you as much information as possible, even if we cannot provide every viewpoint.

We’ll be looking for a source of summaries from the other side in the meanwhile.

The bill contains the following citations to other parts of U.S. law:

United States Code

The United States Code is the compilation of permanent laws enacted by Congress. Temporary and other non-permanent laws do not appear in the United States Code. (About half of the United States Code is the law itself, called positive law. The other half is merely a compilation of the laws but has no legal significance.)

  • Title 5: GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION AND EMPLOYEES
  • Part I: THE AGENCIES GENERALLY
  • Chapter 5: ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE
  • Subchapter II: ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE
  • Section 553: Rule making