3.0.0 5688 2023-01-13T04:50:47Z 2023-01-13T04:50:47Z House H HR 2006-06-27 109 hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif17 Innovation, Data, and Commerce Subcommittee Referred to 2006-07-17T15:01:43Z Referred to 2006-06-27T13:00:30Z 2006-07-17 hsif17 Innovation, Data, and Commerce Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection. Committee 2006-06-27 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2006-06-27 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2006-06-27 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress S001155 Rep. Sullivan, John [R-OK-1] John Sullivan R OK 1 N G000410 Rep. Green, Gene [D-TX-29] GENE GREEN D TX 29 2006-06-27 True 2006-06-28 B000220 Rep. Bass, Charles F. [R-NH-2] CHARLES BASS R NH F. 2 2006-06-27 True S001161 Rep. Schwarz, John J.H. "Joe" [R-MI-7] John Schwarz R MI J.H. "Joe" 7 2006-06-27 True B001248 Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26] Michael Burgess R TX C. 26 2006-06-27 True B000463 Rep. Bilirakis, Michael [R-FL-9] MICHAEL BILIRAKIS R FL 9 2006-06-27 True S000250 Rep. Sessions, Pete [R-TX-32] PETE SESSIONS R TX 32 2006-06-27 True M000404 Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7] JIM MCDERMOTT D WA 7 2006-07-25 False C000962 Rep. Cubin, Barbara [R-WY-At Large] BARBARA CUBIN R WY 0 2006-07-27 False P000373 Rep. Pitts, Joseph R. [R-PA-16] JOSEPH PITTS R PA R. 16 2006-07-27 False P000592 Rep. Poe, Ted [R-TX-2] Ted Poe R TX 2 2006-07-27 False K000364 Rep. Kuhl, John R. "Randy", Jr. [R-NY-29] John Kuhl R NY R. "Randy" 29 2006-09-06 False S001149 Rep. Sweeney, John E. [R-NY-20] JOHN SWEENEY R NY E. 20 2006-09-06 False S001157 Rep. Scott, David [D-GA-13] David Scott D GA 13 2006-09-27 False Health Commerce Congressional reporting requirements Consumer protection Deceptive advertising Dentists Education Governmental investigations Health care fraud Higher education Medical education Medical personnel Osteopathy and osteopaths Physicians Restrictive trade practices Surgeons Health 00 2006-06-27 Introduced in House 2006-08-11T13:03:42Z Healthcare Truth and Transparency Act of 2006 - Prohibits any person who is a licensed health care service provider but who is not a medical doctor or a doctor of osteopathic medicine, dental surgery, or dental medicine from making any statement or engaging in any act that deceives or misleads the public or a prospective or current patient into believing that such person is a doctor or has the same or equivalent education, skills, or training.

Treats such statements or acts as unfair or deceptive acts or practices prescribed under the Federal Trade Commission Act. Requires the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to conduct an investigation of health care providers engaging in such acts to: (1) identify specific acts and practices constituting a violation of this Act; (2) determine the frequency of such acts and practices; (3) identify instances of harm or injury resulting from such acts and practices; and (4) identify instances where any state public policy has permitted such acts and practices.

]]> Healthcare Truth and Transparency Act of 2006 Display Title Healthcare Truth and Transparency Act of 2006 Official Title as Introduced To prohibit misleading and deceptive advertising or representation in the provision of health care services. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Healthcare Truth and Transparency Act of 2006 Introduced in House 2006-06-27T04:00:00Z 2006-07-17 Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.