3.0.0 3928 2023-01-11T13:38:30Z 2023-01-11T13:38:30Z House HR 2017-10-03 115 [Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 158 (Tuesday, October 3, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. BUCSHON:H.R. 3928.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3.[Page H7750]]]> hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif17 Innovation, Data, and Commerce Subcommittee Referred to 2017-10-06T15:28:29Z Referred to 2017-10-03T14:01:10Z 2017-10-06 hsif17 Innovation, Data, and Commerce Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection. Committee 2017-10-03 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2017-10-03 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2017-10-03 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress B001275 Rep. Bucshon, Larry [R-IN-8] Larry Bucshon R IN 8 N S001157 Rep. Scott, David [D-GA-13] David Scott D GA 13 2017-10-03 True H001052 Rep. Harris, Andy [R-MD-1] Andy Harris R MD 1 2017-11-01 False R000582 Rep. Roe, David P. [R-TN-1] David Roe R TN P. 1 2017-11-07 False A000374 Rep. Abraham, Ralph Lee [R-LA-5] Ralph Abraham R LA Lee 5 2017-11-07 False Health Consumer affairs Fraud offenses and financial crimes Government studies and investigations Health information and medical records Health personnel Licensing and registrations Marketing and advertising Medical ethics Health 00 2017-10-03 Introduced in House 2019-08-08T22:24:20Z Truth in Healthcare Marketing Act of 2017

This bill prohibits any person from making any statement or engaging in any act that misrepresents: (1) whether the person holds a state health care license; or (2) the person's education, training, degree, license, or clinical expertise.

A person's advertisement for the person's health care services must disclose the license under which the person is authorized to provide those services.

A violation of this Act is an unfair or deceptive act or practice under the Federal Trade Commission Act.

The Federal Trade Commission must study and report to Congress on health care professionals' misrepresentations under this Act.

]]> Truth in Healthcare Marketing Act of 2017 Display Title Truth in Healthcare Marketing Act of 2017 Short Titles as Introduced Truth in Healthcare Marketing Act of 2017 Official Title as Introduced To ensure that patients receive accurate health care information by prohibiting misleading and deceptive advertising or representation in the provision of health care services, to require the identification of the license of health care professionals, and for other purposes. Introduced in House 2017-10-03T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr3928ih/xml/BILLS-115hr3928ih.xml 2017-10-06 Referred to the Subcommittee on Digital Commerce 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.