H.R. 2505: Medicare Advantage Coverage Transparency Act of 2015
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H.R. 2505: Medicare Advantage Coverage Transparency Act of 2015
114th Congress · introduced 2015-05-21 · Health · Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2015-05-21 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-3] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Medicare Advantage Coverage Transparency Act of 2015
Plain summary
Medicare Advantage Coverage Transparency Act of 2015 Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to direct the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) (in effect, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services) to report to specified congressional committees by May 1 of each year on enrollment data for all Medicare programs (including on individuals receiving benefits under Medicare part A [Hospital Insurance]) for the plan year or, in the case of enrollment under both part A and part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance), for the fiscal year or year (as applicable), ending before January 1. The report must also cover enrollment under a MedicareAdvantage plan under part C (Medicare+Choice Program) and enrollment under part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program). If HHS is unable to submit such a report by May 1 of any year it shall notify those committees of the inability by April 30, with an explanation and the date by which the report will be made, which shall be not later than June 1.
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Official text
Medicare Advantage Coverage Transparency Act of 2015
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended)
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-3] · 4 cosponsors
Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 2505, Medicare Advantage Coverage Transparency Act of 2015 (2015-06-12)
Cosponsors on this site
Gus M. Bilirakis (R-FL), Pete Sessions (R-TX)
Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-3] reported raising $1.4 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.
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- Fiscal year
- The 12-month period a government uses for its budget. The federal fiscal year runs from October 1 to September 30 and is named for the calendar year in which it ends. Most states use July 1 to June 30.
- Securities
- Financial investments that can be bought and sold, such as stocks and bonds.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-114hr2505.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/114/hr>
Record fed-us-cong114-hr2505 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114