H.R. 3770: End Surprise Billing Act of 2015
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H.R. 3770: End Surprise Billing Act of 2015
114th Congress · introduced 2015-10-20 · Health · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2015-10-20 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-35] · 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
End Surprise Billing Act of 2015
Plain summary
End Surprise Billing Act of 2015 This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to require a critical access hospital or other hospital to comply, as a condition of participation in Medicare, with certain requirements related to billing for out-of-network services. With respect to an individual who has health benefits coverage and is seeking services, a hospital must provide notice as to: (1) whether the hospital, or any of the providers furnishing services to the individual at the hospital, is not within the health care provider network or otherwise a participating provider with respect to the individual's health care coverage; and (2) if so, the estimated out-of-pocket costs of the services to the individual. At least 24 hours prior to providing those services, the hospital must document that the individual: (1) has been provided with the required notice, and (2) consents to be furnished with the services and charged an amount approximate to the estimate provided. Otherwise, the hospital may not charge the individual more than the individual would have been required to pay if the services had been furnished by an in-network or participating provider. With respect to such an individual who is seeking same-day emergency services, a hospital may not charge more than the individual would be required to pay for such services furnished by an in-network or participating provider.
Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.
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Official text
End Surprise Billing Act of 2015
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-35] · 33 cosponsors
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Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), Marc A. Veasey (D-TX), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Rosa L. DeLauro (D-CT), Juan Vargas (D-CA), Paul Tonko (D-NY), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Joe Courtney (D-CT), John Garamendi (D-CA), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Danny K. Davis (D-IL), Judy Chu (D-CA), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Peter Welch (D-VT), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Robin L. Kelly (D-IL), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC)
Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-35] reported raising $471,289 (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-114hr3770.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/114/hr>
Record fed-us-cong114-hr3770 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114