H.R. 5389 · 118th Congress

National Coverage Determination Transparency Act

Introduced on Sep 12, 2023 by Brett Guthrie (R-KY-2). 3 cosponsors, 1 of them from another party. Latest action (Dec 17, 2024): Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Stage
Reported by committee
Introduced
Sep 12, 2023
Cosponsors
3
1 from the other party
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 amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure transparency in the national coverage determination process under the Medicare program.

Subjects

  • Government information and archives
  • Internet, web applications, social media
  • Medicare

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.

Brett GuthrieR-KY-2Sponsor

Democrats · 1

Republicans · 2

Roll calls

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History

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  1. Sep 12, 2023Introduced in House
  2. Sep 12, 2023Introduced in House
  3. Sep 12, 2023 · HouseReferred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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. Sep 12, 2023 · HouseReferred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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. Sep 15, 2023 · HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  6. Nov 15, 2023 · HouseSubcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  7. Nov 15, 2023 · HouseForwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote.
  8. Dec 5, 2023 · HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  9. Dec 6, 2023 · HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  10. Dec 6, 2023 · HouseOrdered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 46 - 0.
  11. Nov 22, 2024Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 118-763, Part I.
  12. Nov 22, 2024 · HouseReported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 118-763, Part I.
  13. Dec 17, 2024 · HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Committees

Committees and subcommittees the measure was referred to.

Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

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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. Farmers Educational Cooperative Union of America5 reports
    $400K reported (all issues)
  2. World Wildlife Fund, Inc.5 reports
    $730K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: WORLD WILDLIFE FUND, INC.AI match · 100%
  3. ABIOMED INC1 report
    $170K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: ABIOMED INC$1.2M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%

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 8, 2026 · loaded Oct 8, 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 7, 2026 · loaded Oct 7, 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.