House bill · 118th Congress · Did not become law

FAIR Act

H.R. 3417Introduced May 17, 2023Policy area: Health

Sponsor: Rep. Kevin Hern R-OK

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Where it went

IntroducedMay 17, 2023
Committee action—
Passed House—
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Dec 17, 2024 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3417.

Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. HERN, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 83, May 17, 2023, Page H2428):
Article I Section 8 The single subject of this legislation is: healthcare
Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record May 17, 2023 ↗
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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of December 20, 2024). 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

8 cosponsors — 6 Republicans, 2 Democrats

2 of 8 cosponsors (25%) are from the other party.

James Baird (R-IN), Russell Fry (R-SC), Ann Kuster (D-NH), Chris Pappas (D-NH), Adrian Smith (R-NE), W. Steube (R-FL), Claudia Tenney (R-NY), Beth Van Duyne (R-TX).

More from the sponsor

Other 118th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Kevin Hern.

Sponsor’s state and district

Oklahoma in Congress · OK-1 district

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Data as of Sep 14, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.