# 116-hr-5800: Ban Surprise Billing Act

116-hr-5800, Ban Surprise Billing Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3] (D-VA); status Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and Labor. H. Rept. 116-615, Part I. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-5800
- Congress: 116
- Title: Ban Surprise Billing Act
- Status: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and Labor. H. Rept. 116-615, Part I.
- Introduced: 2020-02-07
- Sponsor: Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3] (D-VA)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Ban Surprise Billing Act This bill places certain limits on the cost-sharing amount for health insurance plan holders for certain services received from out-of-network providers that are based on the median in-network rate for similar services. The bill also establishes requirements related to the practice of billing plan holders for the difference between the out-of-network rate and the in-network rate for certain services; the bill provides for an independent dispute resolution process for services with a median contracted rate of $750 or greater, among other provisions.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Foxx, Virginia [R-NC-5] (R-NC), 2020-02-07T00:00:00.000Z

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- 116-hr-8691: Save Education Jobs Act
- 116-hr-8595: To nullify the effect of Executive Order 13950 relating to combating race and sex stereotyping.
- 116-hr-8472: Impact Aid Coronavirus Relief Act
- 116-hr-8406: Making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, and for other purposes.
- 116-hr-8352: Jobs and Justice Act of 2020

## Sources
- [116-hr-5800 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5800)

## Related
- [116-hr-8782: Keeping All Students Safe Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8782)
- [116-hr-8691: Save Education Jobs Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8691)
- [116-hr-8595: To nullify the effect of Executive Order 13950 relating to combating race and s…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8595)
- [116-hr-8472: Impact Aid Coronavirus Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8472)
- [116-hr-8406: Making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending Septemb…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8406)
- [116-hr-8352: Jobs and Justice Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8352)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-5800 (as of 2025-11-18).