H.R. 3417 · 118th Congress

FAIR Act

Introduced on May 17, 2023 by Kevin Hern (R-OK-1). 8 cosponsors, 2 of them from another party. Latest action (Dec 17, 2024): Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Stage
Introduced
Introduced
May 17, 2023
Cosponsors
8
2 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. 2Reported by committee
  3. 3Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

To ensure fair billing practices for items and services furnished by off-campus outpatient departments of a provider.

Subjects

  • Health care costs and insurance
  • Home and outpatient care
  • Medicare

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.

Kevin HernR-OK-1Sponsor

Democrats · 2

Republicans · 6

Roll calls

Recorded votes on the measure. Most measures move by voice vote or unanimous consent, which record no individual positions.

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 17, 2023Introduced in House
  2. May 17, 2023Introduced in House
  3. May 17, 2023 · HouseReferred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on 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 17, 2023 · HouseReferred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on 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 19, 2023 · HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  6. 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. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida, Inc.7 reports
    $1.3M reported (all issues)
  2. ELEVANCE HEALTH, INC.7 reports
    $7.6M reported (all issues)
  3. AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL5 reports
  4. Alliance to Fight for Health Care5 reports
    $250K reported (all issues)
  5. BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF MICHIGAN5 reports
    $1.3M reported (all issues)
  6. BLUECROSS BLUESHIELD OF TENNESSEE5 reports
    $1.1M reported (all issues)
  7. Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association5 reports
    $8.8M reported (all issues)
  8. CAMBIA HEALTH SOLUTIONS INC.5 reports
    $3.2M reported (all issues)
  9. CharterCARE Health Partners5 reports
    $100K reported (all issues)
  10. HIGHMARK INC.5 reports
    $830K reported (all issues)
  11. HORIZON BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF NEW JERSEY5 reports
    $90K reported (all issues)
  12. Health Care Service Corporation, a Mutual Legal Reserve Company (HCSC)5 reports
    $4.9M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: HEALTH CARE SERVICE CORPORATION, A MUTUAL LEGAL RESERVE COMPANY$16M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  13. Elevance Health, Inc. (fka Anthem Inc.)4 reports
    $200K reported (all issues)
  14. American Medical Association3 reports
    $17M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION$371K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 99%
  15. BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD OF KANSAS, INC.3 reports
    $35K reported (all issues)
  16. Elevance Health, Inc. (formerly reported as Anthem, Inc.)3 reports
    $140K reported (all issues)
  17. NFIB (National Federation of Independent Business)3 reports
    $3.7M reported (all issues)
  18. Families USA Action2 reports
    $260K reported (all issues)
  19. Americans for Prosperity1 report
    $440K reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2023, 2024.

Sources and method

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  • 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.