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H.R. 3502: Protecting People From Surprise Medical Bills Act

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H.R. 3502: Protecting People From Surprise Medical Bills Act

116th Congress · introduced 2019-06-26 · Health · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2019-06-26 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-36] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. 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

Protecting People From Surprise Medical Bills Act

Plain summary

Protecting People From Surprise Medical Bills Act This bill makes a series of changes relating to health care costs and billing practices. Among other things, the bill applies in-network cost-sharing requirements to certain emergency and related non-emergency services that are provided out-of-network; requires health insurers to include in-network and out-of-network deductibles, as well as out-of-pocket maximum limitations, on enrollee insurance cards; requires health insurers to provide online and print directories of in-network health care providers; and prohibits health care providers from billing individuals for services more than a year after such services are provided.

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Official text

Protecting People From Surprise Medical Bills Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-36] · 110 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Joseph D. Morelle (D-NY), Ami Bera (D-CA), Jim Banks (R-IN), Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. (D-CA), Darren Soto (D-FL), Andy Harris (R-MD), Richard Hudson (R-NC), Kim Schrier (D-WA), Roger Marshall (R-KS), Neal P. Dunn (R-FL), Scott DesJarlais (R-TN), Tim Burchett (R-TN), John Joyce (R-PA), Lloyd Smucker (R-PA), Elise M. Stefanik (R-NY), Glenn Thompson (R-PA), Donald Norcross (D-NJ), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Robin L. Kelly (D-IL), Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), James R. Baird (R-IN), Scott H. Peters (D-CA), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Austin Scott (R-GA), David Rouzer (R-NC), Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Thomas R. Suozzi (D-NY), Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY), J. French Hill (R-AR), Daniel Meuser (R-PA), Lucy McBath (D-GA), Rick W. Allen (R-GA) and 50 more.

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-36] reported raising $2.5 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong116-hr3502 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116