United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 415 (105th)
Antitrust Health Care Advancement Act of 1997
Introduced
9 January 1997
Last action
9 January 1997 · Introduced
Status
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Sponsors
Rep. Hyde, Henry J. [R-IL-6], Rep. Archer, Bill [R-TX-7], Rep. Thomas, William M. [R-CA-21], Rep. Coble, Howard [R-NC-6], Rep. Inglis, Bob [R-SC-4], Rep. McCollum, Bill [R-FL-8], Rep. Goodlatte, Bob [R-VA-6], Rep. Canady, Charles T. [R-FL-12], Rep. Bono, Sonny [R-CA-44], Rep. Campbell, Tom [R-CA-15], Rep. Shaw, E. Clay, Jr. [R-FL-22], Rep. McCrery, Jim [R-LA-4], Rep. Crane, Philip M. [R-IL-8], Rep. Deal, Nathan [R-GA-9], Rep. Linder, John [R-GA-7], Rep. Lipinski, William O. [D-IL-3], Rep. Weldon, Dave [R-FL-15], Rep. Dickey, Jay [R-AR-4]
Subjects
Healthcare
Source updated
21 August 2025
Summary
Antitrust Health Care Advancement Act of 1997 - Provides that the following activities shall not be deemed illegal per se in any action under the Federal antitrust laws or similar State law, but shall be judged based on reasonableness: (1) the exchange among health care providers of information relating to costs, sales, profitability, marketing, prices, or fees of any health care service soley for, and reasonably required for, establishing a health care provider network (HCPN); (2) the conduct of an HCPN in negotiating, making, or performing a contract for providing health care services to individuals under the terms of a health benefit plan; and (3) the conduct of any HCPN member for the purpose of providing such services under such contract. Directs the Attorney General and the Federal Trade Commission to jointly issue guidelines specifying the enforcement policies and analytical principles that will be applied by the Department of Justice and the Commission with respect to the operation of this Act.
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Timeline
9 January 1997
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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9 January 1997
Introduced
Introduced in House
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9 January 1997
Introduced
Introduced in House
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Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 9 January 1997 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Hyde, Henry J. [R-IL-6] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Archer, Bill [R-TX-7] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Thomas, William M. [R-CA-21] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Coble, Howard [R-NC-6] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Inglis, Bob [R-SC-4] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. McCollum, Bill [R-FL-8] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Goodlatte, Bob [R-VA-6] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Canady, Charles T. [R-FL-12] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Bono, Sonny [R-CA-44] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Campbell, Tom [R-CA-15] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Shaw, E. Clay, Jr. [R-FL-22] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. McCrery, Jim [R-LA-4] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Crane, Philip M. [R-IL-8] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Deal, Nathan [R-GA-9] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Linder, John [R-GA-7] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Lipinski, William O. [D-IL-3] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Weldon, Dave [R-FL-15] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Dickey, Jay [R-AR-4] · R · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/105th-congress/house-bill/415
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/hr/415
- us · 105-hr-415 · source updated 21 August 2025