HR 2507 · 114th Congress 2015–2017, ended

Increasing Regulatory Fairness Act of 2015

Introduced May 21, 2015 Originated House Sponsor Kevin Brady R-TX

Fact sheet

Latest action · Jun 18, 2015 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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. IntroducedMay 21, 2015
  2. Passed HouseJun 17, 2015
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Increasing Regulatory Fairness Act of 2015

(Sec. 2) This bill amends part C (Medicare+Choice) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to direct the Department of Health and Human Services, by regulation and in accordance with certain notice and public comment requirements, to determine and announce annually for 2017 and each subsequent year:

  • the annual MedicareAdvantage (MA) capitation rate for each MA payment area for the year concerned,
  • the risk and other factors to be used in adjusting such rates for monthly payments in such year,
  • the MA region-specific non-drug monthly benchmark amount for each MA region and each MA regional plan for which a bid was submitted, and
  • the major policy changes to the risk adjustment model and the 5-star rating system that are determined to have an economic impact.

Cosponsors 5

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 21, 2015 to Jun 15, 2015, with 2 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-PAJoseph R. PittsOriginalMay 21, 2015
D-CAMike ThompsonOriginalMay 21, 2015
D-AZKyrsten SinemaJun 2, 2015
R-TXPete SessionsJun 2, 2015
D-FLPatrick MurphyJun 15, 2015

Actions 16

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jun 18, 2015Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
  2. Jun 17, 2015Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4481-4483)
  3. Jun 17, 2015DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2507.
  4. Jun 17, 2015Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  5. Jun 17, 2015Mr. Brady (TX) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
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Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 3831Securing Fairness in Regulatory Timing Act of 2015Related billDec 18, 2015

Subjects

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

Text 4

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jun 18, 2015Referred in Senate
  2. Jun 17, 2015Engrossed in House
  3. Jun 16, 2015Reported in House
  4. May 21, 2015Introduced in House

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