H.R. 5378: Lower Costs, More Transparency Act
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H.R. 5378: Lower Costs, More Transparency Act
118th Congress · introduced 2023-09-08 · Health · Latest: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2023-09-08 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 708 (2023): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, HR5378 (2023-12-11), Passed. See all
- Where it stands now: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Lower Costs, More Transparency Act
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Lower Costs, More Transparency Act
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5] · 3 cosponsors
Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: Estimated Direct Spending and Revenue Effects of H.R. 5378, the Lower Costs, More Transparency Act (2023-09-14); CBO cost estimate: Estimated Direct Spending and Revenue Effects of H.R. 5378, the Lower Costs, More Transparency Act (2023-12-08)
Cosponsors on this site
Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Jason Smith (R-MO), Virginia Foxx (R-NC)
Recorded votes
- House roll call 708 (2023): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, HR5378 (2023-12-11): Passed
Sources
- Official summary
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-118hr5378.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/118/hr>
Record fed-us-cong118-hr5378 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong118 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong118