Strengthening the Health Care Fraud Prevention Task Force Act of 2018
Latest action · Nov 29, 2018 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.
- IntroducedSep 7, 2018
- Passed HouseNov 28, 2018
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Strengthening the Health Care Fraud Prevention Task Force Act of 2018
This bill establishes statutory authority for a partnership between health insurance plans, government agencies, law enforcement, and health care organizations in order to detect and prevent health care waste, fraud, and abuse. Among other requirements, the partnership must: (1) promote data sharing between partners, (2) analyze data to identify fraudulent practices, (3) refer potential criminal cases to law enforcement, and (4) conduct education and outreach.
Cosponsors 3
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 7, 2018 to Sep 12, 2018; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NJ | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Original | Sep 7, 2018 |
| R-TX | Kevin Brady | Sep 12, 2018 | |
| D-MA | Richard E. Neal | Sep 12, 2018 |
Committees 3
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 Sep 7, 2018Markup Sep 13, 2018 |
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Sep 7, 2018 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Sep 17, 2018 | |
| Senate | Finance Committee | Referred Nov 29, 2018 |
Actions 11
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 29, 2018Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
- Nov 28, 2018Mr. Burgess moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Nov 28, 2018Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H9671-9673)
- Nov 28, 2018DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6753.
- Nov 28, 2018Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H9671-9673)
- Nov 28, 2018Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Sep 17, 2018Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Sep 13, 2018Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Sep 13, 2018Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- Sep 7, 2018Introduced in House
- Sep 7, 2018Referred 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.
In the Congressional Record 1
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 H9671–H9673Text printed H9671 | Greg Walden R-OR, Michael C. Burgess R-TX, Robin L. Kelly D-IL | Nov 28, 2018 |
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.
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Oct 9, 2018H.R. 6753, Strengthening the Health Care Fraud Prevention Task Force Act of 2018As ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on September 13, 2018
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 164, no. 149, September 7, 2018, page H7943.
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a public-private partnership for purposes of identifying health care waste, fraud, and abuse.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Strengthening the Health Care Fraud Prevention Task Force Act of 2018
- Short Titles as Passed House
- Strengthening the Health Care Fraud Prevention Task Force Act of 2018
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Nov 29, 2018Referred in Senate
- Nov 28, 2018Engrossed in House
- Sep 7, 2018Introduced in House
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