,i  #aahth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gfda  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #ab1 #bjbd,ms4
 ,porter 7for herself1 ,mr4 ,doggett1   
,ms4 ,schakowsky1 and ,ms4 ,de,lauro7   
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on ,energy  
and ,commerce1 and in addition to the   
,committees on ,ways and ,means1 and    
,education and the ,workforce1 for a    
period to be subsequently determined by 
the ,speaker1 in each case for          
consideration of such provisions as fall
 within the jurisdiction of the         
committee concerned  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
prohibit the inclusion of mandatory     
predispute arbitration clauses and      
clauses limiting class action lawsuits  
in health insurance contracts4  #a4     
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,justice for ,patients ,act4  #b4   
,prohibition on mandatory predispute    
arbitration and limitations on class    
action lawsuits  7a7 ,,phsa ,part ,d of 
title ,,xxvii of the ,public ,health    

,service ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4            
#cjj;gg-#aaa et seq47 is amended by     
adding at the end the following new     
section3  #bgii;,a-#aa4 ,prohibition on 
inclusion of certain requirements in    
health insurance contracts  7a7         
,prohibition on mandatory predispute    
arbitration ,a group health plan or a   
health insurance issuer offering group  
or individual health insurance coverage 
may not include in any plan provision1  
agreement1 or arrangement1 any          
predispute arbitration clause that      
requires the arbitration of any claim   
relating to such plan or coverage that  
otherwise may be brought by a           
participant or beneficiary under ,state 
or ,federal law4 ,any such provisions   
requiring predispute arbitration shall  
have no force or effect4  7b7           
,prohibition on limitation of class     
actions ,a group health plan or issuer  
offering group or individual health     
insurance coverage may not include in   
any plan provision1 agreement1 or       

arrangement1 any limitation on the      
ability of a participant or beneficiary 
of such plan or coverage to engage in a 
class action lawsuit relating to the    
administration of such plan or coverage 
that otherwise may be brought by a      
participant or beneficiary under ,state 
or ,federal law44  7c7 ,applicability   
,an issue as to whether this section    
applies with respect to a dispute shall 
be determined under ,federal law4 ,the  
applicability of this section to an     
agreement to arbitrate and the validity 
and enforceability of an agreement to   
which this section applies shall be     
determined by a court1 rather than an   
arbitrator1 irrespective of whether the 
party resisting arbitration challenges  
the arbitration agreement specifically  
or in conjunction with other terms of   
the contract containing such agreement1 
and irrespective of whether the         
agreement purports to delegate such     
determinations to an arbitrator4  4  7b7
 ,,erisa  7#a7 ,in general ,subpart ,b  

of part #g of subtitle ,b of title ,i of
 the ,employee ,retirement ,income      
,security ,act of #aigd 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4  
#aahe et seq47 is amended by adding at  
the end the following new section3      
#gbf4 ,prohibition on inclusion of      
certain requirements in health insurance
 contracts  7a7 ,prohibition on         
mandatory predispute arbitration ,a     
group health plan or a health insurance 
issuer offering group or individual     
health insurance coverage may not       
include in any plan provision1          
agreement1 or arrangement1 any          
predispute arbitration clause that      
requires the arbitration of any claim   
relating to such plan or coverage that  
otherwise may be brought by a           
participant or beneficiary under ,state 
or ,federal law4 ,any such provisions   
requiring predispute arbitration shall  
have no force or effect4  7b7           
,prohibition on limitation of class     
actions ,a group or individual health   
plan or a health insurance issuer       

offering group health insurance coverage
 may not include any limitation on the  
ability of a participant or beneficiary 
of such plan or coverage to engage in a 
class action lawsuit relating to the    
administration of such plan or coverage 
that otherwise may be brought by a      
participant or beneficiary under ,state 
or ,federal law4  7c7 ,applicability ,an
 issue as to whether this section       
applies with respect to a dispute shall 
be determined under ,federal law4 ,the  
applicability of this section to an     
agreement to arbitrate and the validity 
and enforceability of an agreement to   
which this section applies shall be     
determined by a court1 rather than an   
arbitrator1 irrespective of whether the 
party resisting arbitration challenges  
the arbitration agreement specifically  
or in conjunction with other terms of   
the contract containing such agreement1 
and irrespective of whether the         
agreement purports to delegate such     
determinations to an arbitrator4  4     

7#b7 ,clerical amendment ,the table of  
contents in section #a of such ,act is  
amended by adding at the end the        
following new item3  ,sec4 #gbf4        
,prohibition on inclusion of certain    
requirements in health insurance        
contracts4  4  7c7 ,,irc  7#a7 ,in      
general ,subchapter ,b of chapter #ajj  
of the ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf
 is amended by adding at the end the    
following new section3  #ihbf4          
,prohibition on inclusion of certain    
requirements in health insurance        
contracts  7a7 ,prohibition on mandatory
 predispute arbitration ,a group health 
plan or health insurance issuer offering
 group or individual health insurance   
coverage may not include in any plan    
provision1 agreement1 or arrangement1   
any predispute arbitration clause that  
requires the arbitration of any claim   
relating to such plan or coverage that  
otherwise may be brought by a           
participant or beneficiary under ,state 
or ,federal law4 ,any such provisions   

requiring predispute arbitration shall  
have no force or effect4  7b7           
,prohibition on limitation of class     
actions ,a group health plan or a health
 insurance issuer offering group or     
individual health insurance coverage may
 not include any limitation on the      
ability of a participant or beneficiary 
of such plan or coverage to engage in a 
class action lawsuit relating to the    
administration of such plan or coverage 
that otherwise may be brought by a      
participant or beneficiary under ,state 
or ,federal law4  7c7 ,applicability ,an
 issue as to whether this section       
applies with respect to a dispute shall 
be determined under ,federal law4 ,the  
applicability of this section to an     
agreement to arbitrate and the validity 
and enforceability of an agreement to   
which this section applies shall be     
determined by a court1 rather than an   
arbitrator1 irrespective of whether the 
party resisting arbitration challenges  
the arbitration agreement specifically  

or in conjunction with other terms of   
the contract containing such agreement1 
and irrespective of whether the         
agreement purports to delegate such     
determinations to an arbitrator4  4     
7#b7 ,clerical amendment ,the table of  
sections for such subchapter is amended 
by adding at the end the following new  
item3  ,sec4 #ihbf4 ,prohibition on     
inclusion of certain requirements in    
health insurance contracts4  4