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H.R. 896 · 118th Congress · Commerce

Truth in Healthcare Marketing Act of 2023

Died in committee586 words Introduced Feb 9, 2023 · Latest action Feb 17, 2023

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How far it has goneStopped at 2 of 6 · Died in committee
  1. IntroducedFeb 9, 2023 Done
  2. CommitteeDied Jan 3, 2025 Stopped here
  3. House floorNot yet Not reached yet
  4. Senate floorNot yet Not reached yet
  5. Chambers agreeNot yet Not reached yet
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What it does

This bill prohibits a person from misrepresenting (1) whether the person holds a state health care license; or (2) the person's education, training, degree, license, or clinical expertise.

A person's advertisement for the person's health care services must disclose the license under which the person is authorized to provide those services.

The bill also provides for enforcement by the Federal Trade Commission by requiring a violation of this bill to be treated as an unfair or deceptive act or practice.

Congressional Research Service · summary of “Introduced in House” version · Feb 9, 2023

Who lobbies on it

No lobbying filing on file names H.R. 896.

Organizations that named H.R. 896 in a quarterly lobbying report. Covers organizations with a PAC on file; reports from organizations without one aren’t loaded yet. Spend is the organization’s total across all issues: reports don’t split spending by bill. Source: Senate lobbying disclosures (LD-2) from lda.gov; quotes are word for word from the “specific lobbying issues” field.

Actions

3 actions · newest first
  1. Feb 17, 2023Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  2. Feb 9, 2023Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
  3. Feb 9, 2023Introduced in House