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Commonsense Reporting Act of 2019

Introduced: October 11, 2019 Introduced by: Thompson, Mike Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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Jul 26, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jul 25, 2019
Referred 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.
Jul 25, 2019
Introduced in House
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Commonsense Reporting Act of 2019

This bill addresses the eligibility verification process for the premium assistance tax credit and cost-sharing subsidy under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA). It requires the Department of the Treasury to develop and implement a reporting system that allows employers to voluntarily report information about their health plans for the current plan year prior to the beginning of open enrollment. The bill also allows electronic transmission of employee and enrollee statements and permits Treasury to accept full names and dates of birth in lieu of dependents' and spouses' Social Security numbers.

The Government Accountability Office must evaluate (1) for the period beginning on January 1, 2015, and ending on December 31, 2018, the notification of employers by PPACA exchanges of the eligibility of employees for advance payments of the premium assistance tax credit or cost-sharing subsidies; and (2) for calendar year 2020, the functionality of the prospective reporting system established by this bill, including the accuracy of information collected.

What's happening now July 26, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • S 4521 Related bill Health Care Improvement Act of 2020
  • S 2366 Identical bill Commonsense Reporting Act of 2019
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 2 Republican 2
D
Sewell, Terri A.
Alabama · Jun 29, 2020
Walorski, Jackie
· Feb 25, 2020
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Nov 19, 2019
 R
Rouzer, David
North Carolina · Nov 8, 2019
Schrader, Kurt
· Oct 11, 2019
 R
Smith, Adrian
Nebraska · Jul 25, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4070: Commonsense Reporting Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4070/
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