H.Res. 1561: Directing the Secretary of Health and Human Services to transmit to the House of Representatives copies of each portion of any document, record, or communication in her possession consisting of or relating to documents prepared by or for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services regarding the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, and for other purposes.
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H.Res. 1561: Directing the Secretary of Health and Human Services to transmit to the House of Representatives copies of each portion of any document, record, or communication in her possession consisting of or relating to documents prepared by or for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services regarding the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, and for other purposes.
111th Congress · introduced 2010-07-27 · Congress · Latest: Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 242.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2010-07-27 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26] · what a sponsor is
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Official title
Directing the Secretary of Health and Human Services to transmit to the House of Representatives copies of each portion of any document, record, or communication in her possession consisting of or relating to documents prepared by or for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services regarding the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, and for other purposes.
Plain summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to transmit to the House of Representatives copies of each portion of any document, record, or communication in the Secretary's possession consisting of, referring to, or relating to any of the following: (1) documents prepared by or for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Office of the Actuary regarding the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act or the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010; (2) communications between any officer or employee of such Office and any person not an officer or employee of such Office regarding data sources, assumptions, or methodologies use for purposes of any such document; (3) communications to or from any officer or employee of the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) relating to any such document; and (4) communications to or from any HHS officer or employee relating to the April 22, 2010, report of the Chief Actuary Richard S. Foster entitled "Estimated Financial Effects of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, as Amended," the report's impact on passage of either of these Acts, or the timing of the release of such report.
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Directing the Secretary of Health and Human Services to transmit to the House of Representatives copies of each portion of any document, record, or communication in her possession consisting of or relating to documents prepared by or for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services regarding the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, and for other purposes.
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to House without amendment)
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Sponsor: Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26] · 0 cosponsors
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to House without amendment)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-111hres1561.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/111/hres>
Record fed-us-cong111-hres1561 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong111 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong111