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[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 1561 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 1561

Directing the Secretary of Health and Human Services to transmit to the 
   House of Representatives copies of each portion of any document, 
record, or communication in her possession consisting of or relating to 
   documents prepared by or for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 
Services regarding the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, and 
                          for other purposes.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 27, 2010

 Mr. Burgess submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
                  the Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                               RESOLUTION

 
Directing the Secretary of Health and Human Services to transmit to the 
   House of Representatives copies of each portion of any document, 
record, or communication in her possession consisting of or relating to 
   documents prepared by or for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 
Services regarding the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, and 
                          for other purposes.

    Resolved, That the House of Representatives directs the Secretary 
of Health and Human Services to transmit to the House of 
Representatives, not later than 14 days after the date of the adoption 
of this resolution, copies of each portion of any document, record, or 
communication, including records of telephone and electronic 
communications, records of internal discussions, and records of 
presentations or briefings (including preliminary presentations or 
briefings), in the possession of the Secretary consisting of, referring 
to, or relating to any of the following:
            (1) Documents prepared by or for the Centers for Medicare & 
        Medicaid Services Office of the Actuary regarding the Patient 
        Protection and Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111-148) or the 
        Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (Public 
        Law 111-152).
            (2) Communications between any officer or employee of the 
        Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Office of the Actuary 
        and any person not an officer or employee of such Office 
        regarding data sources, assumptions, or methodologies used for 
        purposes of any document described in paragraph (1).
            (3) Communications to or from any officer or employee of 
        the Congressional Budget Office relating to any document 
        described in paragraph (1).
            (4) Communications to or from any officer or employee of 
        the Department of Health and Human Services relating to--
                    (A) the April 22, 2010, report of the Chief Actuary 
                Richard S. Foster entitled ``Estimated Financial 
                Effects of the `Patient Protection and Affordable Care 
                Act,' as Amended'';
                    (B) the report's impact on passage of the Patient 
                Protection and Affordable Care Act or the Health Care 
                and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010; or
                    (C) the timing of the release of the report.
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