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Help support the ASA Political Action Committee (ASA PAC)!
For more information about the ASA PAC, click here. To become involved in the ASA PAC, start by signing the Permission Form allowing the PAC to solicit funds.
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Senator Harry Reid’s Health Insurance Reform Bill: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
H.R. 3590, introduced by Senator Harry Reid (D-Nev.) and also known as the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, has been passed in the House.
Click here to view the text of H.R. 3590. |
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Senate Banking Committee Chair Introduces Financial Services Reform Bill
Senator Chris Dodd (D-Conn.) has released a draft financial services reform bill with aims of restoring American financial stability. Although the legislation is 1136 pages in length, the insurer provisions are a small part of the discussion draft bill.
Click here to view the full text of Dodd’s draft. |
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U.S. House Passes
Health Insurer Antitrust Exemption Repeal
The U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 3962, the “Affordable Health Care for America Act” in a vote of 220 to 215. H.R. 3962 contains a provision that repeals the antitrust exemption in the McCarran-Ferguson Act for health insurers, but excludes property and casualty insurers.
Click here for more information.
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Support a Full Repeal of the
McCarran-Ferguson Act
ASA supports a repeal of the McCarran-Ferguson Act including those protections for property and casualty insurers. A full repeal is proposed in H.R. 1583, which was introduced by Rep. Peter DeFazio, D-Ore., and is co-sponsored by Rep. Gene Taylor, D-Miss., and would impact the insurance industry as a whole, including property and casualty insurers.
ASA is urging everyone to contact their federal legislators, asking that they seek a full repeal of the McCarran-Ferguson Act, including property and casualty insurers.
Click here to send your letter to Congress.
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House Committee Passes Consumer Financial Protection Agency Proposal
The U.S. House of Representatives Financial Services Committee passed H.R. 3126, a bill for the creation of the Consumer Financial Protection Agency, Oct. 22 in a 39-29 vote. Click here for more information.
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Antitrust Exemption Debated in U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee
Proposed Legislation Falls Short of Including Property, Casualty Insurers
The U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, chaired by Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., held a hearing to discuss “Prohibiting Price Fixing and Other Anticompetitive Conduct in the Health Insurance Industry.” For more information and to view the Webcast, click here.
To view the text of H.R. 3596, click here.
To view the text of H.R. 1583, click here.
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EPA Designates 31 New Nonattainment Areas
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is designating 31 areas throughout the U.S. as not meeting federal standards for particulate matter. The EPA has labeled these areas nonattainment because selected pollutants exceed federal standards. Click here for more information.
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Health Care Reform Bills: Do You Understand the Differences?
Three bills have currently been introduced in Congress that address Health Care Insurance Reform. Click on the links to view the full text of the legislation:
In addition, ASA's Washington, D.C., office has compiled a one-page document that outlines the major points of these three bills. Click here to download this document. |
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EPA Releases New CRC Training Video Featuring NASCAR's Jeff Gordon
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), under it's Collision Repair Campaign (CRC), has has released a free 19-minute training video to familiarize collision repair facilities with the requirements of new paint regulations, effective Jan. 11, 2010. For more information and to view the video, click here. |
