H.R. 4158: SIGMA Act of 2014
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H.R. 4158: SIGMA Act of 2014
113th Congress · introduced 2014-03-06 · Health · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2014-03-06 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Roskam, Peter J. [R-IL-6] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
SIGMA Act of 2014
Plain summary
Special Inspector General for Monitoring the ACA Act of 2014 or the SIGMA Act of 2014 - Establishes the Office of the Special Inspector General for Monitoring the Affordable Care Act to conduct, supervise, and coordinate audits and investigations of the implementation and administration of programs and activities established under, and payment system changes made by, the Affordable Care Act (the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the health care provisions of the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010). Requires the Special Inspector General to be appointed by the President, with the advice and consent of the Senate. Requires the Special Inspector General to appoint an Assistant Inspector General for Auditing and an Assistant Inspector General for Investigations. Places the Special Inspector General under the supervision of the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), but prohibits federal agencies involved in implementing or administering the Affordable Care Act from preventing or prohibiting the Special Inspector General from initiating, carrying out, or completing any audit or investigation.
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Roskam, Peter J. [R-IL-6] · 103 cosponsors
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Cosponsors on this site
Jim Jordan (R-OH), Marlin A. Stutzman (R-IN), Cynthia M. Lummis (R-WY), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Mike Kelly (R-PA), Tim Walberg (R-MI), Daniel Webster (R-FL), Andy Harris (R-MD), Paul A. Gosar (R-AZ), Roger Williams (R-TX), Robert E. Latta (R-OH), Tom McClintock (R-CA), David P. Joyce (R-OH), Randy K. Weber, Sr. (R-TX), Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Michael R. Turner (R-OH) and 43 more.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-113hr4158.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/113/hr>
Record fed-us-cong113-hr4158 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113