USPSTF Transparency and Accountability Act of 2015
Latest action · Mar 27, 2015 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.
- IntroducedFeb 27, 2015
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
USPSTF Transparency and Accountability Act of 2015
This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to expand the scope and responsibilities of the United States Preventive Services Task Force to require it to: (1) publish research plans to guide its review of scientific evidence relating to the effectiveness of preventive services; (2) make evidence reports and recommendations available for public comment; (3) establish a system for grading preventive care (Grades A, B, C, and D and a Grade I for insufficient information); and (4) convene a preventive services stakeholders board to provide feedback on Task Force activities and recommend preventive services and scientific evidence for the Task Force to review. Members of the Task Force and the preventive services stakeholders board are considered federal employees for purposes of disclosure and management of conflicts of interest.
The Government Accountability Office must submit a report that: (1) lists current recommendations of the Task Force; (2) compares Task Force recommendations and recommendations of other federal health agencies, national medical professional societies, and patient and disease advocacy organizations; and (3) analyzes the impact of Task Force recommendations on public and private insurance coverage, access, and outcomes, including the impact on morbidity and mortality.
This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to eliminate the authority of HHS to make no payment for a preventive service that has not been graded by the Task Force.
Cosponsors 74
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 27, 2015 to Dec 2, 2016, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | Original | Feb 27, 2015 |
| R-OK | Markwayne Mullin | Mar 17, 2015 | |
| R-NY | Peter T. King | Mar 25, 2015 | |
| R-TN | David P. Roe | Apr 15, 2015 | |
| R-TX | Michael C. Burgess | Apr 16, 2015 | |
| R-NJ | Rodney P. Frelinghuysen | Apr 16, 2015 | |
| R-GA | Tom Price | Apr 22, 2015 | |
| R-TX | Bill Flores | May 12, 2015 | |
| R-KY | Brett Guthrie | May 12, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Scott H. Peters | May 12, 2015 | |
| R-NJ | Leonard Lance | May 15, 2015 | |
| D-GA | David Scott | May 21, 2015 | |
| R-TX | Kenny Marchant | May 21, 2015 | |
| R-NC | Walter B. Jones | May 21, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | Jun 9, 2015 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 27, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Mar 6, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Feb 27, 2015Introduced in House
- Feb 27, 2015Referred 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.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1151 | USPSTF Transparency and Accountability Act of 2015 | Related bill | Apr 30, 2015 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Advisory bodies
- Congressional oversight
- Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
- Government information and archives
- Health
- Health care costs and insurance
- Health care coverage and access
- Health care quality
- Health information and medical records
- Health promotion and preventive care
- Health technology, devices, supplies
- Medical research
- Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 27, 2015Introduced in House
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