H.R. 3120 · 118th Congress

Healthy Competition for Better Care Act

Introduced on May 5, 2023 by Michelle Steel (R-CA-45). One cosponsor. Latest action (Dec 17, 2024): Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Stage
Reported by committee
Introduced
May 5, 2023
Cosponsors
1
1 from the other party
Policy area
Health
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. 3Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

To ban anticompetitive terms in facility and insurance contracts that limit access to higher quality, lower cost care.

Subjects

  • Competition and antitrust
  • Contracts and agency
  • Government information and archives
  • Health care costs and insurance

Summary

The Congressional Research Service has not summarized this measure yet.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Michelle SteelR-CA-45Sponsor

Democrats · 1

Roll calls

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No recorded roll call on this measure: it moved by voice vote or unanimous consent, or has not reached the floor.

History

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  1. May 5, 2023Introduced in House
  2. May 5, 2023Introduced in House
  3. May 5, 2023 · HouseReferred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  4. May 5, 2023 · HouseReferred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  5. May 5, 2023 · HouseReferred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  6. May 12, 2023 · HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  7. Sep 11, 2024 · HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  8. Sep 11, 2024 · HouseOrdered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
  9. Dec 16, 2024Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and the Workforce. H. Rept. 118-875, Part I.
  10. Dec 16, 2024 · HouseReported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and the Workforce. H. Rept. 118-875, Part I.
  11. Dec 17, 2024 · HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Committees

Committees and subcommittees the measure was referred to.

Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

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Who lobbied on it

Organizations whose lobbying reports (LD-2) name this measure. Spending is what they reported for those quarters on all issues, not on this measure alone.

  1. AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL6 reports
    $377.9K reported (all issues)
  2. Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association6 reports
    $8.7M reported (all issues)
  3. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida, Inc.6 reports
    $860K reported (all issues)
  4. Alliance to Fight for Health Care5 reports
    $250K reported (all issues)
  5. BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD OF KANSAS, INC.5 reports
    $50K reported (all issues)
  6. COLLEGE OF AMERICAN PATHOLOGISTS5 reports
    $812K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: COLLEGE OF AMERICAN PATHOLOGISTS$18M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 99%
  7. KAISER FOUNDATION HEALTH PLAN INC.5 reports
    $2.9M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: KAISER FOUNDATION HEALTH PLAN OF WASHINGTONAI match · 97%
  8. BCBSM, Inc.4 reports
    $118K reported (all issues)
  9. Health Care Service Corporation, a Mutual Legal Reserve Company (HCSC)3 reports
    $3.5M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: HEALTH CARE SERVICE CORPORATION, A MUTUAL LEGAL RESERVE COMPANY$16M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  10. BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF MICHIGAN2 reports
    $535.1K reported (all issues)
  11. AFL-CIO1 report
    $720K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: AFL-CIO WORKING FOR AMERICA INSTITUTE, INC. (THE)AI match · 92%
  12. AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION1 report
    $5.5M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION$1.2M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 99%
  13. Bipartisan Policy Center Action1 report
  14. FEDERATION OF AMERICAN HOSPITALS1 report
    $570K reported (all issues)
  15. HIGHMARK INC.1 report
    $140K reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2023, 2024, 2025.

Sources and method

Every figure on this page traces to these records.

  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 10, 2026 · loaded Oct 10, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 10, 2026 · loaded Oct 10, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.