# 117-hr-8889: RICE Act

117-hr-8889, RICE Act, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Del. Plaskett, Stacey E. [D-VI-At Large] (D-VI); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-8889
- Congress: 117
- Title: RICE Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Introduced: 2022-09-19
- Sponsor: Del. Plaskett, Stacey E. [D-VI-At Large] (D-VI)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Readable Insurance Coverage Explanations Act or the RICE Act This bill requires health insurance plans to annually submit, in a machine-readable file, a summary of benefits and coverage under the plan to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). HHS must publish the summaries online.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Rep. Rice, Tom [R-SC-7] (R-SC), 2022-09-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smucker, Lloyd [R-PA-11] (R-PA), 2022-09-19T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 117-hr-8876: Jackie Walorski Maternal and Child Home Visiting Reauthorization Act of 2022
- 117-hr-5577: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3900 Crown Road Southwest in Atlanta, Georgia, as the "John R. Lewis Post Office Build…
- 117-hr-3807: Relief for Restaurants and other Hard Hit Small Businesses Act of 2022
- 117-hr-3642: Harlem Hellfighters Congressional Gold Medal Act
- 117-hr-3173: Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2022
- 117-hr-2954: Securing a Strong Retirement Act of 2022

## Sources
- [117-hr-8889 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/8889)

## Related
- [117-hr-8876: Jackie Walorski Maternal and Child Home Visiting Reauthorization Act of 2022](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-8876)
- [117-hr-5577: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3900 C…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-5577)
- [117-hr-3807: Relief for Restaurants and other Hard Hit Small Businesses Act of 2022](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-3807)
- [117-hr-3642: Harlem Hellfighters Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-3642)
- [117-hr-3173: Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2022](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-3173)
- [117-hr-2954: Securing a Strong Retirement Act of 2022](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-2954)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-8889 (as of 2025-11-18).