House bill · 116th Congress · Did not become law

Consumer Protections Against Surprise Medical Bills Act of 2020

H.R. 5826Introduced Feb 10, 2020Policy area: Health

Sponsor: Rep. Richard Neal D-MA

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Where it went

IntroducedFeb 10, 2020
Committee actionFeb 12, 2020
Passed House—
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Feb 12, 2020 — Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5826.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 5826, Consumer Protections Against Surprise Medical Bills Act of 2020, as Introduced on February 10, 2020 Estimated Budgetary Effects” on February 11, 2020. CBO’s description reads “As Introduced on February 10, 2020”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, February 11, 2020 ↗
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February 11, 2020
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 5826, 116th Congress
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July 21, 2025
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Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. NEAL, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 166, No. 27, February 10, 2020, Page H1017):
The Congress enacts this bill pursuant to Clause 7 of Article 1 of the United States Constitution.
Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 10, 2020 ↗
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H.R. 5826, 116th Congress
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
July 21, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a committee report (as of July 21, 2025). Not every bill gets one.

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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

40 cosponsors — 22 Republicans, 18 Democrats

22 of 40 cosponsors (55%) are from the other party.

Jodey Arrington (R-TX), Donald Beyer (D-VA), Kevin Brady (R-TX), Vern Buchanan (R-FL), Danny Davis (D-IL), Suzan DelBene (D-WA), Ron Estes (R-KS), Dwight Evans (D-PA), A. Ferguson (R-GA), Kevin Hern (R-OK), Brian Higgins (D-NY), George Holding (R-NC), Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), Dusty Johnson (R-SD), Mike Kelly (R-PA), Daniel Kildee (D-MI), Darin LaHood (R-IL), John Larson (D-CT), John Lewis (D-GA), Elaine Luria (D-VA), Kenny Marchant (R-TX), Joseph Morelle (D-NY), Gregory Murphy (R-NC), Stephanie Murphy (D-FL), Devin Nunes (R-CA), Tom Reed (R-NY), Tom Rice (R-SC), Bradley Schneider (D-IL), Kim Schrier (D-WA), David Schweikert (R-AZ) and 10 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 116th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Richard Neal.

Sponsor’s state and district

Massachusetts in Congress · MA-1 district

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