H.R. 451: Healthcare Truth and Transparency Act of 2011

112th Congress · introduced 2011-01-26 · Health · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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Where it came from: introduced 2011-01-26 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Sullivan, John [R-OK-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 Health. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Healthcare Truth and Transparency Act of 2011

Plain summary

Healthcare Truth and Transparency Act of 2011 - Prohibits any person from making any deceptive or misleading statement, or engaging in any deceptive or misleading act, that: (1) misrepresents whether such person holds a state health care license; or (2) misrepresents such person's education, training, degree, license, or clinical expertise. Requires any person who is advertising health care services provided by such person to disclose the applicable license under which such person is authorized to provide those services. Deems a violation of this Act to be an unfair or deceptive act or practice under the Federal Trade Commission Act. Directs the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to study and report to Congress on health care professionals' misrepresentations under this Act. Declares that nothing in this Act shall be construed or have the effect of changing state scope of practice for any health care professional.

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Official text

Healthcare Truth and Transparency Act of 2011

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Sullivan, John [R-OK-1] · 67 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Gus M. Bilirakis (R-FL), Joe Wilson (R-SC), Henry Cuellar (D-TX), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Tom Cole (R-OK), David Schweikert (R-AZ), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Adam Smith (D-WA), Mike Quigley (D-IL), Andy Harris (R-MD), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Marlin A. Stutzman (R-IN), James Lankford (R-OK), Adam B. Schiff (D-CA) and 7 more.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
Congress.gov
Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-112hr451.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/112/hr>

Record fed-us-cong112-hr451 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112