Administrative Simplification Compliance Act
Latest action · Dec 27, 2001 Became Public Law No: 107-105.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedNov 16, 2001
- Passed HouseDec 4, 2001
- Passed SenateDec 12, 2001
- To the PresidentDec 18, 2001
- Became lawDec 27, 2001Public Law 107-105
Summary
Directs the Secretary to furnish the National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics with a sample of such plans for analysis for reports containing effective solutions to compliance problems identified in the plans.
Provides for exclusion from participation in Medicare (SSA title XVIII) for noncompliance.
Amends SSA title XVIII to require the electronic submission of Medicare claims except in certain circumstances.
Amends SSA title XI part C to include the Medicare+Choice program as a health plan (thus applying administrative simplification requirements to Medicare+Choice organizations).
Authorizes appropriations.
Recorded votes 1
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 466 | Suspend Rules and Pass, As Amended | Passed410–0 | Dec 4, 2001 |
Cosponsors 33
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Nov 16, 2001 to Dec 4, 2001; 21 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NY | Charles B. Rangel | Original | Nov 16, 2001 |
| R-OH | Deborah Pryce | Original | Nov 16, 2001 |
| R-CA | Doug Ose | Original | Nov 16, 2001 |
| R-KY | Ed Whitfield | Original | Nov 16, 2001 |
| D-CA | Fortney Pete Stark | Original | Nov 16, 2001 |
| R-MI | Fred Upton | Original | Nov 16, 2001 |
| R-PA | James C. Greenwood | Original | Nov 16, 2001 |
| D-FL | Karen L. Thurman | Original | Nov 16, 2001 |
| R-CT | Nancy L. Johnson | Original | Nov 16, 2001 |
| R-OH | Patrick J. Tiberi | Original | Nov 16, 2001 |
| R-OH | Paul E. Gillmor | Original | Nov 16, 2001 |
| R-OH | Ralph Regula | Original | Nov 16, 2001 |
| R-NC | Richard Burr | Original | Nov 16, 2001 |
| R-OH | Rob Portman | Original | Nov 16, 2001 |
| R-MO | Roy Blunt | Original | Nov 16, 2001 |
| R-AL | Spencer Bachus | Original | Nov 16, 2001 |
| R-OH | Steven C. LaTourette | Original | Nov 16, 2001 |
| D-OH | Ted Strickland | Original | Nov 16, 2001 |
| D-OH | Tom Sawyer | Original | Nov 16, 2001 |
| R-CA | William M. Thomas | Original | Nov 16, 2001 |
| D-CA | Xavier Becerra | Original | Nov 16, 2001 |
| R-MI | Dave Camp | Nov 29, 2001 | |
| R-MD | Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. | Nov 29, 2001 | |
| R-CO | Scott McInnis | Nov 29, 2001 | |
| D-MD | Benjamin L. Cardin | Dec 4, 2001 | |
| R-WA | Jennifer Dunn | Dec 4, 2001 | |
| R-AZ | John B. Shadegg | Dec 4, 2001 | |
| D-MI | John D. Dingell | Dec 4, 2001 | |
| R-FL | Michael Bilirakis | Dec 4, 2001 | |
| R-MI | Mike Rogers | Dec 4, 2001 | |
| R-CT | Rob Simmons | Dec 4, 2001 | |
| D-OH | Sherrod Brown | Dec 4, 2001 | |
| D-LA | W. J. (Billy) Tauzin | Dec 4, 2001 |
Withdrew 1 Jim McDermott D-WA Nov 28, 2001
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Nov 16, 2001 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Dec 3, 2001 | |
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Nov 16, 2001 |
Actions 15
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 27, 2001Signed by President.
- Dec 27, 2001Became Public Law No: 107-105.
- Dec 18, 2001Presented to President.
- Dec 12, 2001Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S13077-13078)
- Dec 12, 2001Message on Senate action sent to the House.
In the Congressional Record 5
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S13690 | Jeff Bingaman D-NM | Dec 19, 2001 |
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E2272 | Tom Udall D-NM | Dec 13, 2001 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S13077, S13078 | Byron L. Dorgan D-ND, Evan Bayh D-IN, Harry Reid D-NV, Larry E. Craig R-ID | Dec 12, 2001 |
| House | Debate and remarks H8772–H8778Text printed H8772–H8774Recorded votes H8813enact | David L. Hobson R-OH, Edward J. Markey D-MA, Fortney Pete Stark D-CA, Jennifer Dunn R-WA, John B. Shadegg R-AZ, John D. Dingell D-MI, Michael Bilirakis R-FL, Nancy L. Johnson R-CT, Sherrod Brown D-OH, Tom Sawyer D-OH, W. J. (Billy) Tauzin D-LA | Dec 4, 2001 |
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E2525 | Charles B. Rangel D-NY, David L. Hobson R-OH, Fortney Pete Stark D-CA, Nancy L. Johnson R-CT, William M. Thomas R-CA | Jan 3, 2001 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 2
- Jan 9, 2002H.R. 3323, Administrative Simplification Compliance Act<p>Pay-as-you-go estimate for the bill as cleared by the Congress on December 12, 2001, and signed by the President on December 27, 2001</p>
- Jan 9, 2002H.R. 3323, Administrative Simplification Compliance ActPay-as-you-go estimate for the bill as cleared by the Congress on December 12, 2001, and signed by the President on December 27, 2001
CRS reports 3
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 3
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R40161 | The Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act Archived | Report | Apr 27, 2009 |
| RL30881 | Senate Organization in the 107th Congress: Agreements Reached in a Closely Divided Senate Archived | Report | Dec 20, 2006 |
| RL31634 | The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) of 1996: Overview and Guidance on Frequently Asked Questions Archived | Report | Jan 24, 2005 |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To ensure that covered entities comply with the standards for electronic health care transactions and code sets adopted under part C of title XI of the Social Security Act, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Passed Senate
- Administrative Simplification Compliance Act
- Short Titles as Enacted
- Administrative Simplification Compliance Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Administrative procedure
- Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
- Commerce
- Debarment of government contractors
- Department of Health and Human Services
- Electronic data interchange
- Electronic government information
- Finance and Financial Sector
- Fines (Penalties)
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government paperwork
- Government publicity
- Health
- Health information systems
- Health insurance
- Health insurance industry
- Health maintenance organizations
- Identification devices
- Insurance premiums
- Law
- Managed care
- Medicaid
- Medical records
- Medicare
- Medicare managed care
- Right of privacy
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Social Welfare
- Standards
- Trade secrets
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- —Enrolled Bill
- Dec 5, 2001Placed on Calendar Senate
- Dec 4, 2001Engrossed in House
- Nov 16, 2001Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.