H.R. 5840: Insurance Information Act of 2008
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H.R. 5840: Insurance Information Act of 2008
110th Congress · introduced 2008-04-17 · Finance and Financial Sector · Latest: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote .
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- Where it came from: introduced 2008-04-17 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Kanjorski, Paul E. [D-PA-11] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote . Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Insurance Information Act of 2008
Plain summary
Insurance Information Act of 2008 - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to advise the President and Congress on domestic and international policy issues regarding all lines of insurance except health insurance. Establishes within the Department of the Treasury the Office of Insurance Information, headed by a Deputy Assistant Secretary, to: (1) collect, analyze, and disseminate information and issue reports regarding all lines of insurance except health insurance; (2) establish federal policy on international insurance matters and ensure that state insurance laws are consistent with agreements between the United States and a foreign government or regulatory entity; and (3) advise the Secretary on major domestic and international insurance policy issues. Extends the authority of the Office to all lines of insurance except health insurance. Preempts inconsistent state law. Requires the head of the Office to report to specified congressional committees on the financial state and meaningful trends of the insurance industry. Establishes the Advisory Group to the Office of Insurance Information.
Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.
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Official text
Insurance Information Act of 2008
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Kanjorski, Paul E. [D-PA-11] · 13 cosponsors
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Brad Sherman (D-CA), Christopher Murphy (D-CT), Joe Courtney (D-CT)
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-110hr5840.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/110/hr>
Record fed-us-cong110-hr5840 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong110 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong110