To restore the application of the Federal antitrust laws to the business of health insurance to protect competition and consumers.
The bill’s titles are written by its sponsor.
Sponsor and status
111th Congress (2009–2010)
This bill was introduced in a previous session of Congress and was passed by the House on February 24, 2010 but was never passed by the Senate.
Position statements
What legislators are saying
“House votes to end health insurance industry anti-trust exemption”
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Rep. Peter Welch [D-VT0]
(Co-sponsor)
on Feb 24, 2010
“No special protections for insurance companies”
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Rep. Chellie Pingree [D-ME1]
(Co-sponsor)
on Mar 24, 2010
“Leahy, Senators Urge Leader To Schedule Vote On Health Insurance Antitrust Repeal”
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Sen. Patrick Leahy [D-VT]
on Mar 4, 2010
History
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Feb 22, 2010
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Introduced
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Feb 24, 2010
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Rules Change —
Agreed To
This activity took place on a related bill, H.Res. 1098 (111th). |
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Feb 24, 2010
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Passed House (Senate next)
The bill was passed in a vote in the House. It goes to the Senate next. |
H.R. 4626 (111th) was a bill in the United States Congress.
A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.
Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number H.R. 4626. This is the one from the 111th Congress.
This bill was introduced in the 111th Congress, which met from Jan 6, 2009 to Dec 22, 2010. Legislation not enacted by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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