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.

Bill: 111-hres-1561
Sponsor: Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26]
Introduced: 2010-07-27 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Accounting and auditing
Comprehensive health care
Congressional oversight
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Higher education
House of Representatives
Student aid and college costs

Summary:
action_date: 2010-07-27
text: 
Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to transmit to the House of Representatives copies of each portion of any document, record, or communication in the Secretary's possession 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 or the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010; (2) communications between any officer or employee of such Office and any person not an officer or employee of such Office regarding data sources, assumptions, or methodologies use for purposes of any such document; (3) communications to or from any officer or employee of the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) relating to any such document; and (4) communications to or from any HHS officer or employee relating to the April 22, 2010, report of the Chief Actuary Richard S. Foster entitled &quot;Estimated Financial Effects of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, as Amended,&quot; the report's impact on passage of either of these Acts, or the timing of the release of such report. 

action_date: 2010-09-29
text: 

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

 
Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to transmit to the House of Representatives copies of each portion of any document, record, or communication in the Secretary's possession 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 or the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010; (2) communications between any officer or employee of such Office and any person not an officer or employee of such Office regarding data sources, assumptions, or methodologies use for purposes of any such document; (3) communications to or from any officer or employee of the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) relating to any such document; and (4) communications to or from any HHS officer or employee relating to the April 22, 2010, report of the Chief Actuary Richard S. Foster entitled &quot;Estimated Financial Effects of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, as Amended,&quot; the report's impact on passage of either of these Acts, or the timing of the release of such report. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-09-29
text: Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 242.
action_date: 2010-09-29
text: Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 111-649.
action_date: 2010-09-29
text: Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 111-649.
action_date: 2010-09-23
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2010-09-23
text: Subcommittee on Health Discharged.
action_date: 2010-09-23
text: Ordered to be Reported Without Recommendation by the Yeas and Nays: 26 - 17.
action_date: 2010-09-23
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2010-07-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2010-07-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2010-07-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2010-07-27
text: Introduced in House