Of inquiry requesting the President and directing the Secretary of Health and Human Services provide certain documents to the House of Representatives relating to estimates and analyses of the cost of the Medicare prescription drug legislation.

Bill: 108-hres-776
Sponsor: Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-15]
Introduced: 2004-09-15 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Congress
Congressional investigations
Congressional reporting requirements
Congressional-executive relations
Cost accounting
Department of Health and Human Services
Drugs
Economics and Public Finance
Electronic government information
Electronic mail systems
Executive Office of the President
Government Operations and Politics
House of Representatives
Legislation
Medicare
Office of Management and Budget
Prescription pricing
Presidential records
Public records
Science, Technology, Communications
Social Welfare
Telephone

Summary:
action_date: 2004-09-15
text: 
Requests the President and directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to furnish the House of Representatives all documents, including telephone and electronic mail records, logs and calendars, and records of internal discussions in the possession of the Secretary, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), and the Director of the Office of the National Economic Council relating to: (1) estimates and analyses made by the Department of Health and Human Services or OMB relating to the cost of any version of the Medicare prescription drug legislation; or (2) communications (whether written or electronic) relating to such cost estimates or analyses or their release to Members of Congress between employees within the executive branch, between such employees and Members of Congress or their staff, or such employees and persons other than employees of the executive branch or legislative branch.

action_date: 2004-10-07
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

 
Requests the President and directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to furnish the House of Representatives all documents, including telephone and electronic mail records, logs and calendars, and records of internal discussions in the possession of the Secretary, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), and the Director of the Office of the National Economic Council relating to: (1) estimates and analyses made by the Department of Health and Human Services or OMB relating to the cost of any version of the Medicare prescription drug legislation; or (2) communications (whether written or electronic) relating to such cost estimates or analyses or their release to Members of Congress between employees within the executive branch, between such employees and Members of Congress or their staff, or such employees and persons other than employees of the executive branch or legislative branch.

action_date: 2004-10-08
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

 
Requests the President and directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to furnish the House of Representatives all documents, including telephone and electronic mail records, logs and calendars, and records of internal discussions in the possession of the Secretary, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), and the Director of the Office of the National Economic Council relating to: (1) estimates and analyses made by the Department of Health and Human Services or OMB relating to the cost of any version of the Medicare prescription drug legislation; or (2) communications (whether written or electronic) relating to such cost estimates or analyses or their release to Members of Congress between employees within the executive branch, between such employees and Members of Congress or their staff, or such employees and persons other than employees of the executive branch or legislative branch.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2004-10-08
text: Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 250.
action_date: 2004-10-08
text: Reported adversely by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 108-754, Part II.
action_date: 2004-10-08
text: Reported adversely by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 108-754, Part II.
action_date: 2004-10-07
text: Reported adversely by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 108-754, Part I.
action_date: 2004-10-07
text: Reported adversely by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 108-754, Part I.
action_date: 2004-09-30
text: Ordered to be Reported Adversely by the Yeas and Nays: 26 - 21.
action_date: 2004-09-30
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2004-09-23
text: Ordered to be Reported Adversely by the Yeas and Nays: 19 - 12.
action_date: 2004-09-23
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2004-09-20
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2004-09-15
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on 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.
action_date: 2004-09-15
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on 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.
action_date: 2004-09-15
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on 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.
action_date: 2004-09-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2004-09-15
text: Introduced in House