118 HR 2856 IH: Combatting Hospital Monopolies Act U.S. House of Representatives 2023-04-25 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.

I118th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 2856IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESApril 25, 2023Mrs. Spartz introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and CommerceA BILLTo give the Federal Trade Commission authority over certain tax-exempt organizations.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Combatting Hospital Monopolies Act.

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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.