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As members of Congress negotiate an end of year agreement on Fiscal Year 2021 federal spending and a potential COVID-19 relief package, there is a strong potential that surprise billing legislation may also be included. On Friday, December 11, 2020, the bipartisan, bicameral leaders of the four health committees of jurisdiction announced they had reached a deal, releasing legislative text and a section-by-section summary.
The agreement reached by House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Ranking Member Greg Walden (R-OR); House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) and Ranking Member Kevin Brady (R-TX); House Education and Labor Committee Chairman Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (D-VA) and Ranking Member Virginia Foxx (R-NC); and Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Chairman Lamar Alexander (R-TN) and Ranking Member Patty Murray (D-WA) would: