Hospital Quality Rating Transparency Act of 2016
Latest action · Sep 28, 2016 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.
- IntroducedSep 20, 2016
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Hospital Quality Rating Transparency Act of 2016
This bill delays the date upon which the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) may make Overall Hospital Quality Star Ratings for hospitals publicly available.
With respect to such ratings, HHS shall: (1) make publicly available detailed information on the methodology used, (2) have the validity and accuracy of such methodology independently confirmed, and (3) provide a public comment period of specified duration.
HHS may not make the ratings publicly available until the later of July 31, 2017, or the date upon which the bill's requirements are satisfied.
In the event that such ratings have already been published on a specified website, HHS shall remove them and not republish them until the bill's requirements have been satisfied.
Cosponsors 20
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 20, 2016 to Nov 14, 2016; 8 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-NY | Chris Collins | Original | Sep 20, 2016 |
| D-NY | Eliot L. Engel | Original | Sep 20, 2016 |
| R-AR | Eric A. "Rick" Crawford | Original | Sep 20, 2016 |
| R-NY | John Katko | Original | Sep 20, 2016 |
| R-NV | Joseph J. Heck | Original | Sep 20, 2016 |
| D-NY | Kathleen M. Rice | Original | Sep 20, 2016 |
| R-NY | Peter T. King | Original | Sep 20, 2016 |
| D-OH | Tim Ryan | Original | Sep 20, 2016 |
| R-OH | David P. Joyce | Sep 21, 2016 | |
| R-IN | Larry Bucshon | Sep 21, 2016 | |
| R-NV | Mark E. Amodei | Sep 21, 2016 | |
| R-IN | Susan W. Brooks | Sep 21, 2016 | |
| R-IN | Jackie Walorski | Sep 22, 2016 | |
| R-PA | Lou Barletta | Sep 22, 2016 | |
| R-CA | Edward R. Royce | Sep 26, 2016 | |
| D-MN | Collin C. Peterson | Sep 27, 2016 | |
| R-IN | Todd Rokita | Sep 27, 2016 | |
| R-TN | David P. Roe | Nov 14, 2016 | |
| R-TN | Marsha Blackburn | Nov 14, 2016 | |
| R-VA | Robert Hurt | Nov 14, 2016 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Sep 20, 2016 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Sep 28, 2016 | |
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Sep 20, 2016 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 28, 2016Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Sep 20, 2016Introduced in House
- Sep 20, 2016Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 162, no. 142, September 20, 2016, page H5712.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 5927 | Hospital Quality Rating Transparency Act of 2016 | Related bill | Jul 25, 2016 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To delay for one year the release of the Overall Hospital Quality Star Ratings, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Hospital Quality Rating Transparency Act of 2016
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 20, 2016Introduced in House
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