119th Congress · introduced in the House · Jun 25, 2026
SMOOTH Payments Act
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Latest action (Jun 25, 2026): Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
View on Congress.govPolicy area: Health
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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PAYTIENT TECHNOLOGIES INC. · lobbying firm or registrant: BOHL GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 12, 2026 · issue area: Health Issues
$60,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Issues relating to out-of-pocket cost smoothing in Affordable Care Act insurance plans, including H.R. 9455, the SMOOTH Payments Act. Issues relating to increasing affordability of healthcare, including the CMS Essential Health Benefits framework (CMS-9874-NC) - no s…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
PAYTIENT TECHNOLOGIES INC. · lobbying firm or registrant: BOHL GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 13, 2026 · issue area: Health Issues
$60,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Issues relating to out-of-pocket cost smoothing in Affordable Care Act insurance plans, including H.R. 9455, the SMOOTH Payments Act. Issues relating to increasing affordability of healthcare - no specific legislation.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing