Congressional Access to the CMS Chief Actuary Act of 2004
Latest action · Feb 12, 2004 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1292)
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.
- IntroducedFeb 12, 2004
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Congressional Access to the CMS Chief Actuary Act of 2004 - Amends title XI of the Social Security Act, as amended by the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003, to require the Chief Actuary in exercising the duties of his or her office to provide the committees of jurisdiction of Congress with independent counsel and technical assistance with respect to the programs under SSA titles XVIII (Medicare), XIX (Medicaid), and XXI (Children's Health Insurance).
Authorizes the Chief Actuary to provide Congress directly with reports, comments on, and estimates of, the financial effects of potential legislation, and other actuarial information related to such programs.
Prohibits any officer or agency of the United States from requiring the Chief Actuary to submit such reports, comments, estimates, or other information to any U.S. officer or agency for approval, comments, or review before submitting them to Congress.
Cosponsors 11
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 23, 2004 to Mar 31, 2004.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MA | Edward M. Kennedy | Feb 23, 2004 | |
| D-NM | Jeff Bingaman | Feb 23, 2004 | |
| D-NE | Ben Nelson | Feb 26, 2004 | |
| D-WV | John D. Rockefeller IV | Mar 2, 2004 | |
| D-AR | Blanche L. Lincoln | Mar 8, 2004 | |
| D-NY | Hillary Rodham Clinton | Mar 22, 2004 | |
| I-VT | James M. Jeffords | Mar 22, 2004 | |
| D-DE | Thomas R. Carper | Mar 22, 2004 | |
| D-OR | Ron Wyden | Mar 23, 2004 | |
| D-FL | Bob Graham | Mar 25, 2004 | |
| D-CA | Dianne Feinstein | Mar 31, 2004 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 12, 2004Introduced in Senate
- Feb 12, 2004Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1292)
- Feb 12, 2004Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1292)
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Congress
- Congressional information resources
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Congressional-executive relations
- Cost accounting
- Department of Health and Human Services
- Economics and Public Finance
- Families
- Federal aid to child health services
- Finance and Financial Sector
- Government Operations and Politics
- Health
- Health insurance
- Legislation
- Medicaid
- Medically uninsured
- Medicare
- Poor children
- Social Welfare
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