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 Spreadsheet

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; 17 are original cosponsors, there from 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
D-TNSteve CohenOriginalFeb 25, 2010
D-VAThomas S.P. PerrielloOriginalFeb 25, 2010
D-WAAdam SmithMar 2, 2010
D-FLAlan GraysonMar 2, 2010
D-MNCollin C. PetersonMar 2, 2010
D-ORDavid WuMar 2, 2010
D-OHDennis J. KucinichMar 2, 2010
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyMar 2, 2010
D-COJared PolisMar 2, 2010
D-KYJohn A. YarmuthMar 2, 2010
D-CTJohn B. LarsonMar 2, 2010
D-MIJohn Conyers, Jr.Mar 2, 2010
D-TNLincoln DavisMar 2, 2010
D-MEMichael H. MichaudMar 2, 2010
D-RIPatrick J. KennedyMar 2, 2010
D-ILPhil HareMar 2, 2010
D-NJRobert E. AndrewsMar 2, 2010
D-ILBobby L. RushMar 3, 2010
D-ILDanny K. DavisMar 3, 2010
D-MNJames L. OberstarMar 3, 2010
D-ILJesse L. Jackson, Jr.Mar 3, 2010
D-CAJoe BacaMar 3, 2010
D-MAJohn F. TierneyMar 3, 2010
D-GAJohn LewisMar 3, 2010
D-ILLuis V. GutierrezMar 3, 2010
D-CALynn C. WoolseyMar 3, 2010
D-MARichard E. NealMar 3, 2010
D-CTRosa L. DeLauroMar 3, 2010
D-CASam FarrMar 3, 2010
D-CAXavier BecerraMar 3, 2010
D-MDChris Van HollenMar 10, 2010
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonMar 10, 2010
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaMar 10, 2010
D-NJBill Pascrell, Jr.Mar 18, 2010
D-MDJohn P. SarbanesMar 18, 2010
D-PAKathleen A. DahlkemperMar 18, 2010
D-NYScott MurphyMar 18, 2010
D-NYLouise McIntosh SlaughterMar 19, 2010
D-ILMelissa L. BeanMar 19, 2010
D-OREarl BlumenauerJun 22, 2010
D-CAJim CostaJul 19, 2010
D-CAJohn GaramendiJul 19, 2010
D-MNKeith EllisonJul 19, 2010
D-MAStephen F. LynchJul 19, 2010
D-MIDale E. KildeeJul 21, 2010
D-CADennis A. CardozaJul 21, 2010
D-CODiana DeGetteJul 21, 2010
D-MDDonna F. EdwardsJul 21, 2010
D-MAJames P. McGovernJul 21, 2010
D-FLKathy CastorJul 21, 2010
D-ILMike QuigleyJul 21, 2010
D-NYPaul TonkoJul 21, 2010

Committees 3

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseEnergy and Commerce Committee
Referred Feb 25, 2010
Health Subcommittee
Referred Feb 26, 2010Hearings May 6, 2010
HouseWays and Means Committee
Referred Feb 25, 2010
Health Subcommittee
Referred Mar 8, 2010
HouseOversight and Government Reform Committee
Referred Feb 25, 2010

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
Show all 8 actions

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 1

Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.

NumberHearingCommitteeHeld
Serial No. 111-119H.R. 4700, THE TRANSPARENCY IN ALL HEALTH CARE PRICING ACT OF 2010; H.R. 2249, THE HEALTH CARE PRICE TRANSPARENCY PROMOTION ACT OF 2009; AND H.R. 4803, THE PATIENTS' RIGHT TO KNOW ACT117 pagesEnergy and Commerce CommitteeMay 6, 2010

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To provide for transparency in health care pricing, and for other purposes.
Short Titles as Introduced
Transparency in All Health Care Pricing Act of 2010

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Feb 25, 2010Introduced in House

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