US HB7641 | 2023-2024 | 118th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)
Status: Introduced on March 12 2024 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2024-03-15 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on March 12 2024 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2024-03-15 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
To prohibit the inclusion of mandatory predispute arbitration clauses and clauses limiting class action lawsuits in health insurance contracts.
Title
Justice for Patients Act
Sponsors
| Rep. Katie Porter [D-CA] | Rep. Lloyd Doggett [D-TX] | Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL] | Rep. Rosa DeLauro [D-CT] |
| Rep. Judy Chu [D-CA] | Rep. Mark Pocan [D-WI] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-03-15 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. |
| 2024-03-12 | House | Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. |
| 2024-03-12 | House | Introduced in House |
Subjects
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/7641/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/118/bills/hr7641/BILLS-118hr7641ih.pdf |
