Insurance Industry And Regulation
US Congress 115th Congress
To repeal the annual fee on health insurance providers enacted by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. [HB-246]
[Healthcare ]
[Insurance ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
To repeal the annual fee on health insurance providers enacted by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. This bill repeals a provision of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act that imposes an annual fee on a health insurance provider based on its net premium income.
Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Russell
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 01/25/2017
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Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2017 [HB-143]
[Healthcare ]
[Insurance ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Finance ]
Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2017 This bill prohibits the McCarran-Ferguson Act from being construed to permit health insurance or medical malpractice insurance issuers to engage in price fixing, bid rigging, or market allocations in connection with providing health insurance or medical malpractice coverage. This bill amends the McCarran-Ferguson Act to provide that nothing in that Act modifies, impairs, or supersedes the operation of antitrust laws with respect to the business of health insurance. Prohibitions of unfair
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Sponsored by: Rep. John Conyers
Referred To The Subcommittee On Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law. on 01/23/2017
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HOME Act Housing Opportunities Made Easier Act [HB-2255]
[Housing ]
[Small Business ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Finance ]
HOME Act Housing Opportunities Made Easier Act TITLE I--HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES MADE EASIER (Sec. 101) This bill amends the Truth in Lending Act to deem mortgage appraisal services donated by a fee appraiser to an organization that is eligible to receive tax-deductible charitable contributions to be customary and reasonable. TITLE II--EXPANDING ACCESS TO CAPITAL FOR RURAL JOB CREATORS (Sec. 201) The bill amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require the Advocate for Small Business Capital Formation within the Securities and Exchange Commission
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Sponsored by: Sen. Kyrsten Sinema
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 01/30/2018
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Taxpayer Exposure Mitigation Act of 2017 [HB-2246]
[Insurance ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
Taxpayer Exposure Mitigation Act of 2017 This bill amends the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 and the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973 to limit the required purchase of flood insurance in certain circumstances to only residential properties (currently, the requirement applies to all types of property). It also requires the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to annually transfer a portion of the risk from the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) to private reinsurance or capital markets. The amount of transferred risk must be
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Sponsored by: Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer
Reported (amended) By The Committee On Financial Services. H. Rept. 115-255. on 07/25/2017