Title X Transparency Act

Bill: 114-hr-4778
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Ellmers, Renee L. [R-NC-2]
Introduced: 2016-03-17
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Congressional oversight

Family planning and birth control

Government studies and investigations

Health facilities and institutions

Health programs administration and funding
Latest action: action_date: 2016-03-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Summaries:
action_date: 2016-03-17
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Title X Transparency Act</b></p> This bill requires the Government Accountability Office to evaluate the medical items and services offered by recipients of federal family planning assistance or their affiliates, subsidiaries, successors, or clinics.

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4778 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 17, 2016 Mrs. Ellmers of North Carolina introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To direct the Comptroller General to submit to Congress a report on medical items and services being offered in the facilities of recipients of assistance under title X of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300 et seq. ) or of their affiliates, subsidiaries, successors, or clinics.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Title X Transparency Act . 2. Report on medical items and services being offered by recipients of title X assistance Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to Congress a report containing an evaluation of all medical items and services being offered in the facilities of recipients of assistance under title X of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300 et seq. ) or of their affiliates, subsidiaries, successors, or clinics.