HR 4066 · 112th Congress 2011–2013, ended

Health Information Technology Reform Act

Introduced Feb 16, 2012 Originated House Sponsor Tom Price R-GA

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Feb 24, 2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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 16, 2012
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Health Information Technology Reform Act - Amends titles XVIII (Medicare) and XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to exclude pathologists from Medicare and Medicaid incentive payments and, in particular, penalties relating to the meaningful use of electronic health records.

Cosponsors 60

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 16, 2012 to Oct 30, 2012; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-WIRon KindOriginalFeb 16, 2012
D-OREarl BlumenauerMar 21, 2012
R-TNMarsha BlackburnApr 26, 2012
R-GAPaul C. BrounApr 27, 2012
D-MARichard E. NealMay 8, 2012
R-GATom GravesMay 9, 2012
R-MDAndy HarrisMay 10, 2012
R-MIDan BenishekMay 10, 2012
R-PAJim GerlachMay 10, 2012
R-FLDennis A. RossMay 16, 2012
D-CAMike ThompsonMay 17, 2012
D-NMMartin HeinrichMay 18, 2012
R-WIThomas E. PetriMay 18, 2012
D-MAJohn F. TierneyMay 29, 2012
R-CADana RohrabacherMay 30, 2012
R-TXMichael C. BurgessJun 1, 2012
D-MAJames P. McGovernJun 5, 2012
D-MABarney FrankJun 8, 2012
R-AKDon YoungJun 8, 2012
R-INLarry BucshonJun 8, 2012
R-VABob GoodlatteJun 19, 2012
D-MAWilliam R. KeatingJun 19, 2012
R-FLVern BuchananJun 20, 2012
R-ORGreg WaldenJun 25, 2012
R-CAMary BonoJun 26, 2012
R-LASteve ScaliseJun 27, 2012
R-KSLynn JenkinsJul 9, 2012
R-NCRenee L. EllmersJul 9, 2012
D-NYLouise McIntosh SlaughterJul 11, 2012
D-IADavid LoebsackJul 12, 2012
D-NYKathleen C. HochulJul 17, 2012
D-NCLarry KissellJul 17, 2012
R-MSAlan NunneleeJul 24, 2012
R-OHBill JohnsonAug 2, 2012
D-VAGerald E. ConnollyAug 2, 2012
R-NELee TerryAug 2, 2012
R-NDRick BergAug 2, 2012
R-ARTim GriffinAug 2, 2012
D-NJBill Pascrell, Jr.Sep 13, 2012
R-NHCharles F. BassSep 13, 2012
D-VAJames P. MoranSep 13, 2012
D-INJoe DonnellySep 13, 2012
R-ILRobert J. DoldSep 13, 2012
R-NCSue Wilkins MyrickSep 13, 2012
R-NCWalter B. JonesSep 13, 2012
R-LABill CassidySep 14, 2012
D-GAJohn BarrowSep 14, 2012
R-ILPeter J. RoskamSep 14, 2012
R-NJJon RunyanSep 18, 2012
R-CABrian P. BilbraySep 28, 2012
D-NCHeath ShulerSep 28, 2012
R-NYNan A. S. HayworthSep 28, 2012
R-IATom LathamSep 28, 2012
D-NYCarolyn McCarthyOct 9, 2012
R-GALynn A. WestmorelandOct 9, 2012
R-PAMichael G. FitzpatrickOct 9, 2012
R-FLThomas J. RooneyOct 9, 2012
R-KYBrett GuthrieOct 19, 2012
D-NCMike McIntyreOct 19, 2012
R-NVJoseph J. HeckOct 30, 2012

Committees 2

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

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseEnergy and Commerce Committee
Referred Feb 16, 2012
HouseWays and Means Committee
Referred Feb 16, 2012
Health Subcommittee
Referred Feb 24, 2012

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Feb 24, 2012Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  2. Feb 16, 2012Introduced in House
  3. Feb 16, 2012Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Current law has created a regulatory structure over the health care system. In order to make this system more compatible with a proper Constitutional structure, this bill will ensure that there is less regulation impeding the ability of pathologists to provide important services to patients and doctors.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H903.

Titles 2

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

Official Title as Introduced
To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to exclude pathologists from incentive payments and penalties under Medicare and Medicaid relating to the meaningful use of electronic health records.
Short Titles as Introduced
Health Information Technology Reform Act

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Feb 16, 2012Introduced in House

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