Medical Malpractice Insurance Antitrust Act of 2005

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Never voted on. It didn't reach a floor vote before the 109th Congress ended, so it expired. A bill has to be introduced again to be considered in a new Congress.

D LeahySponsor

10 cosponsors · 10 D

9 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Jul 28, 2005

Medical Malpractice Insurance Antitrust Act of 2005 - Provides that: (1) nothing in the McCarran-Ferguson Act shall be construed to permit commercial insurers to engage in any form of price fixing, bid rigging, or market allocations in connection with the conduct of the business of providing medical malpractice insurance; and (2) such provision shall not apply to the information gathering and rate setting activities of any state insurance commissions or any other state regulatory body with authority to set insurance rates.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: Medical Malpractice Insurance Antitrust Act of 2005

Latest action (Jun 20, 2006): Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 109-557.

Policy area: Law · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Jul 28, 2005

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.