House bill · 104th Congress · Public Law 104-191
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996
Became law on Aug 21, 1996.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedMar 18, 1996
- Committee actionMar 19, 1996
- Passed HouseMar 28, 1996 · 267–151
- Passed SenateApr 23, 1996 · 100–0
- Resolving differencesJul 26, 1996
- To the PresidentAug 9, 1996
- Became lawAug 21, 1996
Latest action: Aug 21, 1996 — Became Public Law No: 104-191.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3103.
- Committee reportsCongress.gov lists 2 committee reports for this bill: H. Rept. 104-736 ↗; H. Rept. 104-496 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Ways and Means Committee on March 25, 1996.Source: Congress.gov, reported March 25, 1996 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/104/HRPT/736
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/104/HRPT/496 - Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3103, 104th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/104/hr/3103
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- March 23, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 29, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
25 cosponsors — 24 Republicans, 1 Democrat
0 of 25 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Michael Bilirakis (R-FL), Thomas Bliley (R-VA), Sherwood Boehlert (R-NY), Michael Castle (R-DE), Jay Dickey (R-AR), Phil English (R-PA), Michael Forbes (D-NY), Tillie Fowler (R-FL), Wayne Gilchrest (R-MD), James Greenwood (R-PA), J. Hastert (R-IL), David Hobson (R-OH), Martin Hoke (R-OH), Steve Horn (R-CA), Sue Kelly (R-NY), Rick Lazio (R-NY), James Longley (R-ME), John McHugh (R-NY), Susan Molinari (R-NY), Bob Ney (R-OH), Rob Portman (R-OH), Christopher Shays (R-CT), William Thomas (R-CA), Gerald Weller (R-IL), Dick Zimmer (R-NJ).
More from the sponsor
Other 104th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Bill Archer.
- H.R. 831 (104th) To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the deduction for the health insurance costs of self-employed…
- H.R. 3448 (104th) Small Business Job Protection Act of 1996
- H.R. 2924 (104th) To guarantee the timely payment of social security benefits in March 1996.
- H.R. 3021 (104th) To guarantee the continuing full investment of Social Security and other Federal funds in obligations of the United States.
- H.R. 3136 (104th) Contract with America Advancement Act of 1996
- H.R. 9 (104th) Job Creation and Wage Enhancement Act of 1995
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 29, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.