Congress 114 - HR 2400 - SIGMA Act of 2015

Sponsor

Cosponsors

Topics

Abortion Accounting and auditing Comprehensive health care Congressional oversight Department of Health and Human Services Executive agency funding and structure Government information and archives Government studies and investigations Health Health care costs and insurance Health care coverage and access Health personnel Health programs administration and funding Income tax credits Medicaid Performance measurement Religion Sales and excise taxes Tax administration and collection, taxpayers

Full Text

View Full Bill Text

Votes

Summary

Special Inspector General for Monitoring the ACA Act of 2015 or the SIGMA Act of 2015

Establishes the Office of the Special Inspector General for Monitoring the Affordable Care Act to conduct, supervise, and coordinate audits and investigations of the implementation and administration of programs and activities established under, and payment system changes made by, the Affordable Care Act (the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the health care provisions of the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010). Requires the Special Inspector General to be appointed by the President, with the advice and consent of the Senate.

Requires the Special Inspector General to appoint an Assistant Inspector General for Auditing and an Assistant Inspector General for Investigations.

Places the Special Inspector General under the supervision of the Department of Health and Human Services, but prohibits federal agencies involved in implementing or administering the Affordable Care Act from preventing or prohibiting the Special Inspector General from initiating, carrying out, or completing any audit or investigation.

Actions

Nov 16, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
Jun 10, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs.
Jun 1, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 22, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 18, 2015

Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, Education and the Workforce, Ways and Means, Oversight and Government Reform, House Administration, the Judiciary, Rules, and Appropriations, 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.
May 18, 2015

Introduced in House

Amendments

Related Bills