H.R. 1150: Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act of 2011
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H.R. 1150: Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act of 2011
112th Congress · introduced 2011-03-17 · Health · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, Competition and the Internet.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2011-03-17 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-1] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, Competition and the Internet. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act of 2011
Plain summary
Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act of 2011 - Amends the McCarran-Ferguson Act to provide that nothing in that Act shall modify, impair, or supersede the operation of any of the antitrust laws with respect to the business of health insurance. Applies prohibitions against using unfair methods of competition to the business of health insurance without regard to whether such business is carried on for profit. Prohibits class action lawsuits on any claim against an insurer for a violation of the McCarran-Ferguson Act, except suits by: (1) the United States or any state, or (2) named individual claimants for their particular injuries.
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Official text
Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act of 2011
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-1] · 14 cosponsors
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Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Michael K. Simpson (R-ID), Mike Quigley (D-IL), Martin Heinrich (D-NM), Kathy Castor (D-FL)
Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-1] reported raising $813,542 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-112hr1150.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/112/hr>
Record fed-us-cong112-hr1150 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112