H.R. 4822 · 118th Congress

Health Care Price Transparency Act of 2023

Introduced on Jul 24, 2023 by Jason Smith (R-MO-8). Latest action (Sep 29, 2023): Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 118-231, Part I.

Stage
Reported by committee
Introduced
Jul 24, 2023
Cosponsors
0
Policy area
Health
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  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 improve price transparency with respect to certain health care services, and for other purposes.

Subjects

  • Administrative law and regulatory procedures
  • Civil actions and liability
  • Computers and information technology
  • Congressional oversight
  • Department of Health and Human Services
  • Disability and paralysis
  • Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation
  • Employee benefits and pensions
  • Foreign language and bilingual programs
  • Government information and archives
  • Government studies and investigations
  • Health care costs and insurance
  • Health information and medical records
  • Health programs administration and funding
  • Health technology, devices, supplies
  • Home and outpatient care
  • Hospital care
  • Internet, web applications, social media
  • Manufacturing
  • Medical tests and diagnostic methods
  • Medicare
  • Photography and imaging
  • Prescription drugs
  • Right of privacy
  • Surgery and anesthesia
  • User charges and fees

Summary

The Congressional Research Service has not summarized this measure yet.

Sponsor and cosponsors

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

Jason SmithR-MO-8Sponsor

No cosponsors.

Roll calls

Recorded votes on the measure. Most measures move by voice vote or unanimous consent, which record no individual positions.

No recorded roll call on this measure: it moved by voice vote or unanimous consent, or has not reached the floor.

History

Every action as published, oldest first. Roll calls link to how each member voted.

  1. Jul 24, 2023Introduced in House
  2. Jul 24, 2023Introduced in House
  3. Jul 24, 2023 · HouseReferred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Education and the Workforce, and the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  4. Jul 24, 2023 · HouseReferred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Education and the Workforce, and the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  5. Jul 24, 2023 · HouseReferred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Education and the Workforce, and the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  6. Jul 24, 2023 · HouseReferred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Education and the Workforce, and the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  7. Jul 26, 2023 · HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  8. Jul 26, 2023 · HouseOrdered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 25 - 16.
  9. Jul 28, 2023 · HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  10. Sep 29, 2023Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 118-231, Part I.
  11. Sep 29, 2023 · HouseReported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 118-231, Part I.

Committees

Committees and subcommittees the measure was referred to.

Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

Analisa's mapping of committee jurisdiction to federal agencies; the bill may touch others, or none of these.

Who lobbied on it

Organizations whose lobbying reports (LD-2) name this measure. Spending is what they reported for those quarters on all issues, not on this measure alone.

  1. AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION11 reports
    Federal contractor: AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION$1.2M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 99%
  2. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSE PRACTITIONERS10 reports
    $2M reported (all issues)
  3. American Medical Association10 reports
    $5.7M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION$371K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 99%
  4. PHARMACEUTICAL CARE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION8 reports
    $10.1M reported (all issues)
  5. Greater New York Hospital Association7 reports
    $3.9M reported (all issues)
  6. PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH & MANUFACTURERS OF AMERICA6 reports
    $6.4M reported (all issues)
  7. The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia6 reports
    $440K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: THE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA$177.5K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  8. AMERICAN ACADEMY OF OPHTHALMOLOGY5 reports
  9. AMERICAN COLLEGE OF PHYSICIAN SERVICES, INC5 reports
    $1.6M reported (all issues)
  10. AMERICAN COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS5 reports
    $564.3K reported (all issues)
  11. AMGEN INC.5 reports
    $15.2M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: AMGEN INC.AI match · 99%
  12. ARTHRITIS FOUNDATION5 reports
    $375K reported (all issues)
  13. American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation5 reports
    $120K reported (all issues)
  14. Amgen USA, Inc.5 reports
    $300K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: AMGEN USA INC$126M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  15. BLUECROSS BLUESHIELD OF TENNESSEE5 reports
    $1.1M reported (all issues)
  16. CAMBIA HEALTH SOLUTIONS INC.5 reports
    $3.2M reported (all issues)
  17. California Hospital Association5 reports
    $2M reported (all issues)
  18. Dana-Farber Cancer Institute5 reports
    $348.9K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: DANA-FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE, INC.$933K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  19. GENENTECH INC.5 reports
    Federal contractor: GENENTECH USA, INC$939.6K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  20. HCA5 reports
    $400K reported (all issues)
  21. INDEPENDENT PHARMACY COOPERATIVE5 reports
    $270K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: INDEPENDENT PHARMACY COOPERATIVEAI match · 99%
  22. KAISER FOUNDATION HEALTH PLAN INC.5 reports
    $2.9M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: KAISER FOUNDATION HEALTH PLAN OF WASHINGTONAI match · 97%
  23. NATIONWIDE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL, INC.5 reports
    $275K reported (all issues)
  24. PFIZER INC.5 reports
    Federal contractor: PFIZER INCAI match · 100%
  25. Physician-Led Healthcare for America (formerly Physician Hospitals of America)5 reports
    $250K reported (all issues)
  26. Physicians Advocacy Institute5 reports
    $200K reported (all issues)
  27. RESCARE, INC. DBA BRIGHTSPRING HEALTH SERVICES LEGACY FUND5 reports
    $290K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: RES-CARE, INC$1.6M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 99%
  28. Sanofi U.S. Services, Inc.5 reports
    $300K reported (all issues)
  29. Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions5 reports
    $180K reported (all issues)
  30. THE HOSPITAL AND HEALTHSYSTEM ASSOCIATION OF PENNSYLVANIA5 reports
    $340K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: THE HOSPITAL AND HEALTHSYSTEM ASSOCIATION OF PENNSYLVANIAAI match · 100%
  31. The Cigna Group and subsidiaries (Formerly Cigna Corporation5 reports
    $10.2M reported (all issues)
  32. Large Urology Group Practice Association4 reports
    $360K reported (all issues)
  33. SIDECAR HEALTH, INC.4 reports
    $440K reported (all issues)
  34. Large Urology Group Practice Association (LUGPA)3 reports
    $180K reported (all issues)
  35. Astellas Pharma US, Inc.2 reports
    Federal contractor: ASTELLAS PHARMA US, INC.AI match · 100%
  36. California Medical Association Inc.2 reports
    $145K reported (all issues)
  37. Cigna Corporation2 reports
    $180K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: CIGNA WORLDWIDE INSURANCE BRANCH$2.5M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 99%
  38. Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings2 reports
    $250K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: LABORATORY CORPORATION OF AMERICA$67.2M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  39. NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF ACCOUNTABLE CARE ORGANIZATIONS2 reports
    $260.2K reported (all issues)
  40. National Health Council2 reports
    $65K reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026.

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)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • 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)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.