H.R. 4529 · 118th Congress

Public Health Guidance Transparency and Accountability Act of 2023

Introduced on Jul 11, 2023 by Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA-5). One cosponsor. Latest action (Nov 19, 2024): Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 627.

Stage
Reported by committee
Introduced
Jul 11, 2023
Cosponsors
1
0 from the other party
Policy area
Health
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Progress

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  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. 3Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

To amend the Public Health Service Act regarding guidance documents of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and for other purposes.

Subjects

  • Administrative law and regulatory procedures
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
  • Department of Health and Human Services
  • Employment and training programs
  • Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
  • Government information and archives
  • Public participation and lobbying

Summary

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Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Cathy McMorris RodgersR-WA-5Sponsor

Republicans · 1

Roll calls

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History

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  1. Jul 11, 2023Introduced in House
  2. Jul 11, 2023Introduced in House
  3. Jul 11, 2023 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
  4. Jul 11, 2023 · HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  5. Jul 13, 2023 · HouseForwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by the Yeas and Nays: 14 - 11.
  6. Jul 13, 2023 · HouseSubcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  7. Jul 19, 2023 · HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
  8. Jul 19, 2023 · HouseOrdered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 25 - 21.
  9. Nov 19, 2024Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 118-756.
  10. Nov 19, 2024 · HouseReported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 118-756.
  11. Nov 19, 2024 · HousePlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 627.

Committees

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Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

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Who lobbied on it

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  1. California Hospital Association5 reports
    $2M reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2023, 2024.

Sources and method

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  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
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  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
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