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H.R. 1264 118th Congress House

Commonsense Reporting Act of 2023

Official title: To streamline the employer reporting process and strengthen the eligibility verification process for the premium assistance tax credit and cost-sharing subsidy.

Introduced: February 28, 2023 Introduced by: Adrian Smith Republican · Nebraska See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Became law
Dec 17, 2024
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 10, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 28, 2023
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.
Feb 28, 2023
Introduced in House
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 Latest action December 17, 2024

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Commonsense Reporting Act of 2023

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 account numbers.

The bill also allows certain large employers who do not offer their employees minimum health care coverage 90 days to appeal an assessment for not providing such coverage.

The Government Accountability Office must evaluate (1) for the period beginning on January 1, 2015, and ending on December 31, 2022, 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 2024, the functionality of the prospective reporting system established by this bill, including the accuracy of information collected.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Lobbying activity 4

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

  • BALLARD SPAHR LLP
    for THE WORD AND BROWN COMPANIES · California · 4th Quarter 2025 (Oct 1 - Dec 31)
  • BALLARD SPAHR LLP
    for THE WORD AND BROWN COMPANIES · California · 3rd Quarter 2025 (July 1 - Sep 30)
  • BALLARD SPAHR LLP
    for THE WORD AND BROWN COMPANIES · California · 2nd Quarter 2025 (Apr 1 - June 30)
  • BALLARD SPAHR LLP
    for THE WORD AND BROWN COMPANIES · California · 1st Quarter 2025 (Jan 1 - Mar 31)

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 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 1 Republican 2
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Kim, Young
California · May 24, 2023
 R
Bacon, Don
Nebraska · May 15, 2023
 D
Thompson, Mike
California · Feb 28, 2023
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1264: Commonsense Reporting Act of 2023. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-1264/
MLA
"H.R. 1264: Commonsense Reporting Act of 2023." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-1264/.
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H.R. 1264, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-1264/.
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[H.R. 1264: Commonsense Reporting Act of 2023](https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-1264/)
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