No Surprises Act Enforcement Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 4710 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4710 To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase penalties for group health plans and health insurance issuers for practices that violate balance billing requirements, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 23, 2025 Mr. Murphy (for himself, Mr. Panetta, Mr. Joyce of Pennsylvania, Ms. Schrier, Mr. Onder, and Mr. Ruiz) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Workforce, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase penalties for group health plans and health insurance issuers for practices that violate balance billing requirements, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``No Surprises Act Enforcement Act''. SEC. 2. INCREASING PENALTIES FOR GROUP HEALTH PLANS AND HEALTH INSURANCE ISSUERS FOR PRACTICES THAT VIOLATE BALANCE BILLING REQUIREMENTS. (a) PHSA.--Section 2723(b)(2)(C) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300gg-22(b)(2)(C)) is amended-- (1) in clause (i), by inserting ``(or, in the case of such a failure with respect to a provision specified in clause (iv), $10,000 for each fail