HR 4700 · 111th Congress 2009–2011, ended

Transparency in All Health Care Pricing Act of 2010

Introduced Feb 25, 2010 Originated House Sponsor Steve Kagen D-WI

Fact sheet

Latest action · May 6, 2010 Subcommittee Hearings Held.

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.

  1. IntroducedFeb 25, 2010
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Transparency in All Health Care Pricing Act of 2010 - Requires any and all individuals or business entities, including physicians, pharmacies, pharmaceutical manufactures, and insurance entities, that offer or furnish health care related items, products, services, or procedures for sale to the public to publicly disclose, on a continuous basis, all prices for such items, products, services, or procedures. Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to: (1) investigate any individuals or business entities that fail to comply with the requirements of this Act; and (2) impose civil fines, or other civil penalties, as appropriate.

Cosponsors 67

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 25, 2010 to Jul 21, 2010, with 17 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-FLAlcee L. HastingsOriginalFeb 25, 2010
D-MIBart StupakOriginalFeb 25, 2010
D-MNBetty McCollumOriginalFeb 25, 2010
D-ILBill FosterOriginalFeb 25, 2010
D-IABruce L. BraleyOriginalFeb 25, 2010
D-NHCarol Shea-PorterOriginalFeb 25, 2010
D-MEChellie PingreeOriginalFeb 25, 2010
D-ILDaniel LipinskiOriginalFeb 25, 2010
D-IADavid LoebsackOriginalFeb 25, 2010
D-COEd PerlmutterOriginalFeb 25, 2010
D-IALeonard L. BoswellOriginalFeb 25, 2010
D-NHPaul W. HodesOriginalFeb 25, 2010
D-ORPeter A. DeFazioOriginalFeb 25, 2010
D-VTPeter WelchOriginalFeb 25, 2010
D-FLRon KleinOriginalFeb 25, 2010
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Actions 8

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. May 6, 2010Subcommittee Hearings Held.
  2. Mar 8, 2010Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  3. Feb 26, 2010Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  4. Feb 25, 2010Introduced in House
  5. Feb 25, 2010Referred to House Energy and Commerce
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Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.

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  1. Feb 25, 2010Introduced in House

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