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HR 4700 111th Congress House Health Consumer affairs Health care costs and insurance

Transparency in All Health Care Pricing Act of 2010

Introduced: February 25, 2010 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 8 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 6, 2010
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Mar 8, 2010
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 26, 2010
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 25, 2010
Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform
Feb 25, 2010
Referred to House Ways and Means
Feb 25, 2010
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Oversight and Government Reform, 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.
Feb 25, 2010
Referred to House Energy and Commerce
Feb 25, 2010
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Transparency in All Health Care Pricing Act of 2010 - Requires any and all individuals or business entities, including physicians, pharmacies, pharmaceutical manufactures, and insurance entities, that offer or furnish health care related items, products, services, or procedures for sale to the public to publicly disclose, on a continuous basis, all prices for such items, products, services, or procedures. Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to: (1) investigate any individuals or business entities that fail to comply with the requirements of this Act; and (2) impose civil fines, or other civil penalties, as appropriate.

What's happening now May 6, 2010

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 5
 Cosponsors 21
All 21 Democratic 21
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Castor, Kathy
Florida · Jul 21, 2010
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Jul 21, 2010
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jul 21, 2010
 D
Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Jul 21, 2010
 D
Tonko, Paul
New York · Jul 21, 2010
 D
Costa, Jim
California · Jul 19, 2010
 D
Garamendi, John
California · Jul 19, 2010
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Jul 19, 2010
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Mar 10, 2010
 D
Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Mar 10, 2010
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Mar 3, 2010
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Mar 3, 2010
 D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Mar 3, 2010
 D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Mar 2, 2010
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Mar 2, 2010
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · Mar 2, 2010
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Feb 25, 2010
 D
Foster, Bill
Illinois · Feb 25, 2010
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Feb 25, 2010
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Feb 25, 2010
 D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · Feb 25, 2010
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4700: Transparency in All Health Care Pricing Act of 2010. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-4700/
MLA
"H.R. 4700: Transparency in All Health Care Pricing Act of 2010." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-4700/.
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H.R. 4700, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-4700/.
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