Transparency and Accountability of Failed Exchanges Act
Latest action · Dec 18, 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.
- IntroducedDec 16, 2015
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Transparency and Accountability of Failed Exchanges Act
This bill amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) to require the Department of Health and Human Services, for certain states awarded a grant to establish a health insurance exchange, to report on how awarded amounts were used and rescind unobligated amounts. This applies to any state that terminates operation of its exchange or transfers operation to another entity. Such a state must provide to the General Services Administration any property acquired through the grant and refer matters involving fraud, waste, and abuse of funds issued pursuant to PPACA to the Department of Justice. Funds rescinded must be retained for federal budget deficit reduction.
Cosponsors 63
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Dec 18, 2015 to Jun 16, 2016.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-GA | Jody B. Hice | Dec 18, 2015 | |
| R-GA | Austin Scott | Jan 7, 2016 | |
| R-OH | Bob Gibbs | Jan 7, 2016 | |
| R-TN | David P. Roe | Jan 7, 2016 | |
| R-CA | Doug LaMalfa | Jan 7, 2016 | |
| R-SC | Joe Wilson | Jan 7, 2016 | |
| R-GA | Lynn A. Westmoreland | Jan 7, 2016 | |
| R-AL | Gary J. Palmer | Jan 8, 2016 | |
| R-CO | Scott R. Tipton | Jan 8, 2016 | |
| R-VA | H. Morgan Griffith | Jan 12, 2016 | |
| R-GA | Tom Graves | Jan 13, 2016 | |
| R-UT | Chris Stewart | Feb 1, 2016 | |
| R-CA | Tom McClintock | Feb 1, 2016 | |
| R-CO | Doug Lamborn | Feb 3, 2016 | |
| R-KS | Mike Pompeo | Feb 3, 2016 | |
| R-OK | Tom Cole | Feb 3, 2016 | |
| R-AZ | Trent Franks | Feb 4, 2016 | |
| R-NC | David Rouzer | Feb 9, 2016 | |
| R-GA | Tom Price | Feb 10, 2016 | |
| R-TX | Brian Babin | Feb 11, 2016 | |
| R-VA | J. Randy Forbes | Feb 12, 2016 | |
| R-GA | Doug Collins | Feb 23, 2016 | |
| R-TX | Jeb Hensarling | Feb 23, 2016 | |
| R-VA | Barbara Comstock | Feb 24, 2016 | |
| R-WI | Glenn Grothman | Feb 24, 2016 | |
| R-MI | Mike Bishop | Feb 24, 2016 | |
| R-WA | Dan Newhouse | Feb 25, 2016 | |
| R-AR | Bruce Westerman | Feb 26, 2016 | |
| R-NY | Chris Collins | Feb 26, 2016 | |
| R-TX | Blake Farenthold | Mar 1, 2016 | |
| R-WI | Reid J. Ribble | Mar 1, 2016 | |
| R-FL | Jeff Miller | Mar 2, 2016 | |
| R-IN | Marlin A. Stutzman | Mar 2, 2016 | |
| R-IL | Mike Bost | Mar 2, 2016 | |
| R-PA | Mike Kelly | Mar 2, 2016 | |
| R-TX | Pete Olson | Mar 2, 2016 | |
| R-IN | Todd Rokita | Mar 2, 2016 | |
| R-WV | Alexander X. Mooney | Mar 15, 2016 | |
| R-MI | David A. Trott | Mar 15, 2016 | |
| R-MO | Billy Long | Mar 16, 2016 | |
| R-MI | Bill Huizenga | Mar 17, 2016 | |
| R-AZ | David Schweikert | Mar 17, 2016 | |
| R-SC | Jeff Duncan | Mar 17, 2016 | |
| R-NJ | Thomas MacArthur | Mar 17, 2016 | |
| R-NJ | Leonard Lance | Apr 12, 2016 | |
| R-KS | Lynn Jenkins | Apr 12, 2016 | |
| R-IL | Randy Hultgren | Apr 12, 2016 | |
| R-GA | Rob Woodall | Apr 12, 2016 | |
| R-NC | Robert Pittenger | Apr 12, 2016 | |
| R-ND | Kevin Cramer | Apr 18, 2016 | |
| R-TN | Marsha Blackburn | Apr 28, 2016 | |
| R-NC | Richard Hudson | Apr 29, 2016 | |
| R-TX | Bill Flores | May 10, 2016 | |
| R-IN | Jackie Walorski | May 10, 2016 | |
| R-OK | Markwayne Mullin | May 12, 2016 | |
| R-IL | Peter J. Roskam | May 12, 2016 | |
| R-TN | Scott DesJarlais | May 18, 2016 | |
| R-IL | Adam Kinzinger | May 19, 2016 | |
| R-KY | Brett Guthrie | May 24, 2016 | |
| R-FL | Gus M. Bilirakis | Jun 8, 2016 | |
| R-OH | Robert E. Latta | Jun 8, 2016 | |
| R-IN | Larry Bucshon | Jun 13, 2016 | |
| R-VA | Bob Goodlatte | Jun 16, 2016 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Dec 16, 2015 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Dec 18, 2015 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 18, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Dec 16, 2015Introduced in House
- Dec 16, 2015Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
In the Congressional Record 3
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H3736 | Rick W. Allen R-GA | Jun 13, 2016 |
| House | Debate and remarks H2319 | Rick W. Allen R-GA | May 12, 2016 |
| House | Debate and remarks H9332Lists H9375H.R. 4262–4280 | Rick W. Allen R-GA | Dec 16, 2015 |
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
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 161, no. 183, December 16, 2015, page H9375.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 114-45 | INNOVATIONS IN HEALTH CARE: EXPLORING FREE-MARKET SOLUTIONS FOR A HEALTHY WORKFORCE129 pages | Education and Workforce Committee | Apr 14, 2016 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 640 | Transparency and Accountability of Failed Exchanges Act | Reintroduced Bill | Jan 24, 2017 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title I of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to require that a State awarded a Federal grant to establish an Exchange and that terminates the State operation of such an Exchange provide for an audit of the use of grant funds and return funds to the Federal Government, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Transparency and Accountability of Failed Exchanges Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Accounting and auditing
- Civil actions and liability
- Congressional oversight
- Federal preemption
- Fraud offenses and financial crimes
- Government studies and investigations
- Health
- Health care costs and insurance
- Health care coverage and access
- Health programs administration and funding
- State and local government operations
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 16, 2015Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
