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Combatting Hospital Monopolies Act
To give the Federal Trade Commission authority over certain tax-exempt organizations.
Summary
This bill amends the Federal Trade Commission Act to give the FTC authority to regulate nonprofit tax-exempt hospitals. Currently, the FTC's jurisdiction excludes tax-exempt organizations, but this bill carves out an exception for hospital organizations and cooperative hospital service organizations that are exempt from taxation under Internal Revenue Code section 501(a). This change allows the FTC to investigate and enforce antitrust laws against nonprofit hospitals, bringing them under the same antitrust enforcement authority that applies to for-profit hospitals.
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Sponsor (1)
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Victoria Spartz’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- NULL $78,636
- INDIANA SPINE GROUP $22,800
- CDR HEALTH CARE, INC $6,600
- DILLON GAGE $6,600
- OGRE HOLDINGS $6,600
Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Victoria Spartz → · Outside spending →
Actions (2)
- Apr 24, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. · house
- Apr 24, 2025 Introduced in House
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Full text
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
April 24, 2025
Mrs. Spartz introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce
A BILL
To give the Federal Trade Commission authority over certain tax-exempt organizations.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Combatting Hospital Monopolies Act”.
SEC. 2. AUTHORITY OF FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION OVER CERTAIN TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS.
Section 4 of the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 44) is amended, in the undesignated paragraph relating to the definition of the term “Corporation”—
(1) by striking “, and any” and inserting “, any”; and
(2) by inserting before the period at the end the following: “, and any hospital organization or cooperative hospital service organization that is described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of such Code”. <all>
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