Securing Fairness in Regulatory Timing Act of 2015

Bill: 114-hr-3831
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Brady, Kevin [R-TX-8]
Introduced: 2015-10-26
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures

Department of Health and Human Services

Health care costs and insurance

Medicare
Latest action: action_date: 2015-12-18
text: Became Public Law No: 114-106.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-10-26
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Securing Fairness in Regulatory Timing Act of 2015</b></p> <p>This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to extend from 45 days to 60 days the annual notice period for the announcement of payment rates under Medicare Advantage (MA). MA organizations shall have at least 30 days to comment on proposed changes.</p>

action_date: 2015-12-10
action_desc: Passed House amended
text: <p><b>Securing Fairness in Regulatory Timing Act of 2015</b></p> <p>(Sec. 2) This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to extend from 45 days to 60 days the annual notice period for the announcement of payment rates under Medicare Advantage (MA). MA organizations shall have at least 30 days to comment on proposed changes.</p>

action_date: 2015-12-16
action_desc: Passed Senate without amendment
text: <p>(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on December 10, 2015. The summary of that version is repeated here.)</p> <p><b>Securing Fairness in Regulatory Timing Act of 2015</b></p> <p>(Sec. 2) This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to extend from 45 days to 60 days the annual notice period for the announcement of payment rates under Medicare Advantage (MA). MA organizations shall have at least 30 days to comment on proposed changes.</p>

action_date: 2015-12-18
action_desc: Public Law
text: <p>(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on December 10, 2015. The summary of that version is repeated here.)</p> <p><b>Securing Fairness in Regulatory Timing Act of 2015</b></p> <p>(Sec. 2) This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to extend from 45 days to 60 days the annual notice period for the announcement of payment rates under Medicare Advantage (MA). MA organizations shall have at least 30 days to comment on proposed changes.</p>

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3831 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 26, 2015 Mr. Brady of Texas (for himself, Mr. Murphy of Florida , Mr. Pitts , Mr. Thompson of California , and Mr. Cárdenas ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means , and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce , 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 XVIII of the Social Security Act to extend the annual comment period for payment rates under Medicare Advantage.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Securing Fairness in Regulatory Timing Act of 2015 . 2. Extending the annual comment period for payment rates under Medicare Advantage Section 1853(b)(2) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395w–23(b)(2) ) is amended— (1) by inserting (or, for 2017 and each subsequent year, at least 60 days) after 45 days ; and (2) by inserting (for 2017 and each subsequent year, of no less than 30 days) after opportunity .

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3831 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to extend the annual comment period for payment rates under Medicare Advantage.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Securing Fairness in Regulatory Timing Act of 2015 . 2. Extending the annual comment period for payment rates under Medicare Advantage Section 1853(b)(2) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395w–23(b)(2) ) is amended— (1) by inserting (or, in 2017 and each subsequent year, at least 60 days) after 45 days ; and (2) by inserting (in 2017 and each subsequent year, of no less than 30 days) after opportunity .

Passed the House of Representatives December 10, 2015. Karen L. Haas, Clerk.

tv_txt: II 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3831 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 14, 2015 Received AN ACT To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to extend the annual comment period for payment rates under Medicare Advantage.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Securing Fairness in Regulatory Timing Act of 2015 . 2. Extending the annual comment period for payment rates under Medicare Advantage Section 1853(b)(2) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395w–23(b)(2) ) is amended— (1) by inserting (or, in 2017 and each subsequent year, at least 60 days) after 45 days ; and (2) by inserting (in 2017 and each subsequent year, of no less than 30 days) after opportunity .

Passed the House of Representatives December 10, 2015. Karen L. Haas, Clerk.

tv_txt: I One Hundred Fourteenth Congress of the United States of America At the First Session Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday, the sixth day of January, two thousand and fifteen H. R. 3831 AN ACT To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to extend the annual comment period for payment rates under Medicare Advantage.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Securing Fairness in Regulatory Timing Act of 2015 . 2. Extending the annual comment period for payment rates under Medicare Advantage Section 1853(b)(2) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395w–23(b)(2) ) is amended— (1) by inserting (or, in 2017 and each subsequent year, at least 60 days) after 45 days ; and (2) by inserting (in 2017 and each subsequent year, of no less than 30 days) after opportunity .

Speaker of the House of Representatives. Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate.