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HR 1701 113th Congress House

Cutting Costly Codes Act of 2013

Official title: To prohibit the Secretary of Health and Human Services replacing ICD-9 with ICD-10 in implementing the HIPAA code set standards.

Introduced: July 31, 2013 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 3, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Apr 26, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Apr 24, 2013
Introduced in House
Apr 24, 2013
Referred 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.
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 Latest action June 3, 2013

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Cutting Costly Codes Act of 2013 - Prohibits the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) from implementing, administering, or enforcing specified regulations insofar as they would replace International Classification of Diseases (ICD)-9 with ICD-10 as a standard for code sets for appropriate data elements for financial and administrative transactions involving the electronic exchange of health information.

(The ICD is a health care classification system of diagnostic codes for classifying diseases.)

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 972 Identical bill Cutting Costly Codes Act of 2013
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 35
All 35 Democratic 1 Republican 14
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Cassidy, Bill
Louisiana · Mar 11, 2014
Conaway, K.
· Mar 11, 2014
Stewart, Chris
· Mar 11, 2014
 R
Womack, Steve
Arkansas · Mar 11, 2014
Bishop, Rob
· Mar 6, 2014
Byrne, Bradley
· Feb 10, 2014
Fleming, John
· Feb 3, 2014
 R
Crawford, Eric A. "Rick"
Arkansas · Jan 28, 2014
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Cotton, Tom
Arkansas · Jan 8, 2014
 R
Sessions, Pete
Texas · Dec 11, 2013
Rokita, Todd
· Dec 4, 2013
Broun, Paul
· Nov 20, 2013
Westmoreland, Lynn
· Nov 20, 2013
 R
Lucas, Frank D.
Oklahoma · Oct 30, 2013
Rice, Tom
· Oct 23, 2013
Roby, Martha
· Oct 23, 2013
 R
Griffith, H. Morgan
Virginia · Oct 22, 2013
 R
Massie, Thomas
Kentucky · Sep 18, 2013
 R
Weber, Randy K. Sr.
Texas · Sep 10, 2013
 R
Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · Jul 31, 2013
BACHUS, SPENCER
· Jun 20, 2013
Price, Tom
· Jun 19, 2013
 D
Cuellar, Henry
Texas · Jun 3, 2013
HALL, RALPH
· May 22, 2013
Roe, David
· May 22, 2013
Brooks, Mo
· May 21, 2013
 R
Rogers, Mike D.
Alabama · May 20, 2013
LATHAM, TOM
· May 17, 2013
Bonner, Jo
· May 15, 2013
 R
Lankford, James
Oklahoma · May 15, 2013
Farenthold, Blake
· May 14, 2013
Yoho, Ted
· May 14, 2013
 R
McCaul, Michael T.
Texas · May 8, 2013
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Harris, Andy
Maryland · May 6, 2013
JONES, WALTER
· May 3, 2013
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1701: Cutting Costly Codes Act of 2013. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1701/
MLA
"H.R. 1701: Cutting Costly Codes Act of 2013." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1701/.
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H.R. 1701, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1701/.
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