Federal Family Health Information Technology Act of 2006
Latest action · Sep 13, 2006 Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote .
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.
- IntroducedMar 2, 2006
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Federal Family Health Information Technology Act of 2006 - Sets forth provisions concerning the establishment of a system of electronic health records for covered individuals under the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (FEHBP). Directs that each contract under FEHBP shall require that the carrier establish, maintain, and make available a carrier electronic health record for each covered individual who is enrolled under FEHBP in a health benefits plan offered by such carrier.
Directs the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to establish the Federal Family Health Information Technology Trust Fund for the purpose of receiving donations to be used to award grants to carriers who meet certain requirements as set forth by OPM. Instructs OPM to award grants from the Trust Fund to carriers to be distributed as incentives to their contracting health care providers for implementing provider-based electronic health records.
Cosponsors 13
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 2, 2006 to Jun 6, 2006; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MO | Wm. Lacy Clay | Original | Mar 2, 2006 |
| R-IN | Dan Burton | Mar 7, 2006 | |
| R-CA | Daniel E. Lungren | Mar 9, 2006 | |
| D-MO | Emanuel Cleaver | Mar 9, 2006 | |
| R-UT | Rob Bishop | Mar 14, 2006 | |
| D-LA | William J. Jefferson | Mar 14, 2006 | |
| R-PA | Phil English | Mar 16, 2006 | |
| R-OK | Tom Cole | Apr 27, 2006 | |
| R-TX | Michael T. McCaul | May 11, 2006 | |
| R-NC | Patrick T. McHenry | May 11, 2006 | |
| R-DE | Michael N. Castle | May 17, 2006 | |
| R-CA | Darrell Issa | Jun 6, 2006 | |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne | Jun 6, 2006 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Oversight and Government Reform Committee | Referred Mar 2, 2006 |
| Information Technology Subcommittee | Referred Mar 21, 2006Hearings Jun 13, 2006Markup Sep 13, 2006Reported Sep 13, 2006 |
Actions 6
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 13, 2006Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Sep 13, 2006Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote .
- Jun 13, 2006Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- Mar 21, 2006Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce and Agency Organization.
- Mar 2, 2006Introduced in House
- Mar 2, 2006Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.
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.
Printed hearings 4
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 109-245 | USING INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY: FOR THE HEALTH OF IT118 pages | Oversight and Government Reform Committee | Sep 1, 2006 |
| S. Hrg. 109-1149 | ACCELERATING THE ADOPTION OF HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY109 pages | Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee | Jun 21, 2006 |
| Serial No. 109-215 | H.R. 4859, PART II, HEALTHIER FEDS AND FAMILIES: INTRODUCING INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INTO THE FEDERAL EMPLOYEES HEALTH BENEFITS PROGRAM114 pages | Oversight and Government Reform Committee | Jun 13, 2006 |
| Serial No. 109-130 | HEALTHIER FEDS AND FAMILIES: INTRODUCING INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INTO THE FEDERAL EMPLOYEES HEALTH BENEFITS PROGRAM181 pages | Oversight and Government Reform Committee | Mar 15, 2006 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code, to provide for the implementation of a system of electronic health records under the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Federal Family Health Information Technology Act of 2006
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
- Commerce
- Communication in medicine
- Economics and Public Finance
- Electronic data interchange
- Federal employees
- Finance and Financial Sector
- Gifts
- Government contractors
- Government employees' health insurance
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government paperwork
- Government trust funds
- Health
- Health information systems
- Health insurance
- Insurance companies
- Medical records
- Patients' rights
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Subsidies
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 2, 2006Introduced 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.