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HR 1184 112th Congress House

Health Care Waiver Transparency Act

Official title: To require greater transparency concerning the criteria used to grant waivers to the job-killing health care law and to ensure that applications for such waive… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To require greater transparency concerning the criteria used to grant waivers to the job-killing health care law and to ensure that applications for such waivers are treated in a fair and consistent manner, irrespective of the applicant's political contributions or association with a labor union, a health plan provided for under a collective bargaining agreement, or another organized labor group.

Introduced: March 30, 2011 Introduced by: Issa, Darrell Republican · California See on congress.gov
Health Administrative remediesDepartment of Health and Human ServicesEmployee benefits and pensionsGovernment ethics and transparency, public corruption
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This bill died when the 112th Congress ended
It never became law before the 112th Congress (2011–2012) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 28, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 17, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Mar 17, 2011
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 28, 2011

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Health Care Waiver Transparency Act - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to publish detailed criteria used by the Secretary to approve a waiver, adjustment, or other compliance relief provided for under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act or the health care provisions of the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, including how significant of a decrease in benefits or increase in premiums would need to occur in order to be approved for a waiver. Directs the Secretary to publish each application for a waiver and the approval or rejection of the waiver while ensuring the confidentiality of proprietary information of each applicant.

Prohibits any preferential treatment to be given to an applicant based on political contributions or association with a labor union, a health plan provided for under a collective bargaining agreement, or another organized labor group.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Republican 2
PLATTS, TODD
· May 13, 2011
 R
Gosar, Paul A.
Arizona · Mar 30, 2011
BURTON, DAN
· Mar 29, 2011
 R
Graves, Sam
Missouri · Mar 29, 2011
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1184: Health Care Waiver Transparency Act. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-1184/
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"H.R. 1184: Health Care Waiver Transparency Act." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-1184/.
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H.R. 1184, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-1184/.
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