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H.R. 372: Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act of 2017

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H.R. 372: Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act of 2017

115th Congress · introduced 2017-01-09 · Health · Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2017-01-09 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-4] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 2 recorded votes in our records. Latest: House roll call 183 (2017): On Motion to Recommit with Instructions, HR372 (2017-03-22), Failed. See all
  4. Where it stands now: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act of 2017

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on March 15, 2017. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the McCarran-Ferguson Act to declare that nothing in that Act modifies, impairs, or supersedes the operation of antitrust laws with respect to the business of health insurance, including the business of dental insurance. This declaration does not apply to a contract, combination, or conspiracy to: (1) collect, compile, or disseminate historical loss data; (2) determine a loss development factor for historical loss data; (3) perform actuarial services if the collaboration does not involve a restraint of trade; or (4) develop or disseminate a standard insurance policy form if adherence to the form is not required. Prohibitions against unfair methods of competition apply to the business of health insurance without regard to whether the business is for profit.

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Official text

Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act of 2017

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-4] · 20 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 372, Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act of 2017 (2017-03-13)

Cosponsors on this site

Scott DesJarlais (R-TN), Austin Scott (R-GA), Robert J. Wittman (R-VA), Brian Babin (R-TX), Andy Biggs (R-AZ)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-4] reported raising $813,542 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Record fed-us-cong115-hr372 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115