United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 2960 (105th)
Responsibility in Managed Care Act of 1997
Introduced
8 November 1997
Last action
10 December 1997 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.
Sponsors
Rep. Norwood, Charles W. [R-GA-9], Rep. Ganske, Greg [R-IA-4], Rep. Sessions, Pete [R-TX-17], Rep. Edwards, Chet [D-TX-17], Rep. Paul, Ron [R-TX-14], Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-10], Rep. Sandlin, Max [D-TX-1], Rep. Hall, Ralph M. [R-TX-4], Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2], Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-13], Rep. Frost, Martin [D-TX-24], Rep. Lampson, Nick [D-TX-22], Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30], Rep. Barcia, James A. [D-MI-5], Rep. Kennedy, Patrick J. [D-RI-1], Rep. Stenholm, Charles W. [D-TX-17], Rep. Barton, Joe [R-TX-6]
Subjects
Healthcare
Source updated
23 March 2026
Summary
Responsibility in Managed Care Act of 1997 - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to exempt from ERISA preemption of State law certain causes of action for damages for personal or financial injury or wrongful death resulting from failures to provide health care benefits under employee welfare benefit plans providing such benefits.
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Timeline
8 November 1997
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
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8 November 1997
Introduced
Introduced in House
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8 November 1997
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
10 December 1997
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 8 November 1997 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Norwood, Charles W. [R-GA-9] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Ganske, Greg [R-IA-4] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Sessions, Pete [R-TX-17] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Edwards, Chet [D-TX-17] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Paul, Ron [R-TX-14] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-10] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Sandlin, Max [D-TX-1] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Hall, Ralph M. [R-TX-4] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-13] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Frost, Martin [D-TX-24] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Lampson, Nick [D-TX-22] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Barcia, James A. [D-MI-5] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Kennedy, Patrick J. [D-RI-1] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Stenholm, Charles W. [D-TX-17] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Barton, Joe [R-TX-6] · R · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/105th-congress/house-bill/2960
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/hr/2960
- us · 105-hr-2960 · source updated 23 March 2026