119th Congress · introduced in the Senate · Feb 25, 2025
Hospital Transparency Compliance Enforcement Act
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Latest action (Feb 25, 2025): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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Congressional Research Service summary, version: Introduced in Senate (Feb 25, 2025)
Hospital Transparency Compliance Enforcement Act
This bill increases the monetary penalties for noncompliance with the requirement that hospitals publish, and periodically update, a list of their standard charges for items and services.
The bill increases the maximum daily penalty as follows:
• for hospitals with 30 or fewer beds, from $300 to $600 per day;
• for hospitals with 31 through 550 beds, from $10 to $20 per bed, per day;
• for hospitals with greater than 550 beds, from $5,500 to $11,000 per hospital, per day.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services also must periodically publish the name of each hospital that is not in compliance with the price transparency requirements.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Introduced in Senate
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AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Insurance
$3,010,000
Spent on own lobbying
…or Patients Act - Rep. Hinson, Ashley - Price transparency requirements S. 46 - Health Care Affordability Act - Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne - ACA tax credit extension S. 729 - Hospital Transparency Compliance Enforcement Act - Sen. Kennedy, John - Hospital price transparency requirements S. 864 - HELP Copays Act - Sen. Marshall, Ro…
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
CHARTERCARE HEALTH OF RI (FORRMERLY KNOWN AS CHARTERCARE HEALTH PARTNERS) · lobbying firm or registrant: CAPITOL CITY GROUP, LTD.
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · amended · posted Jul 23, 2026 · issue area: Budget/Appropriations
$20,000
Paid to lobbying firm
issues relative to Hospital budgets and patient care. S.729 Hospital Transparency Compliance Enforcement Act; H.R.5304, S2587 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropri…
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
AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Insurance
$3,010,000
Spent on own lobbying
…Transparency Act - Rep. Guthrie, Brett - Healthcare price transparency S. 46 - Health Care Affordability Act - Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne - ACA tax credit extension S. 729 - Hospital Transparency Compliance Enforcement Act - Sen. Kennedy, John - Hospital price transparency requirements S. 864 - HELP Copays Act - Sen. Marshall, Ro…
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
AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 20, 2026 · issue area: Insurance
$5,320,000
Spent on own lobbying
…sts for Consumers Act - Rep. Schrier, Kim - ACA cost-sharing reductions S. 46 - Health Care Affordability Act - Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne - ACA tax credit extension S. 729 - Hospital Transparency Compliance Enforcement Act - Sen. Kennedy, John - Hospital price transparency requirements S. 864 - HELP Copays Act - Sen. Marshall, Ro…
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
AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 21, 2026 · issue area: Insurance
$4,120,000
Spent on own lobbying
…ns Act - Rep. Miller-Meeks, Mariannette - amend ERISA to lower premiums S. 46 - Health Care Affordability Act - Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne - ACA tax credit extension S. 729 - Hospital Transparency Compliance Enforcement Act - Sen. Kennedy, John - Hospital price transparency requirements S. 864 - HELP Copays Act - Sen. Marshall, Ro…
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
CHARTERCARE HEALTH OF RI (FORRMERLY KNOWN AS CHARTERCARE HEALTH PARTNERS) · lobbying firm or registrant: CAPITOL CITY GROUP, LTD.
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 20, 2026 · issue area: Budget/Appropriations
$20,000
Paid to lobbying firm
issues relative to Hospital budgets and patient care. S.729 Hospital Transparency Compliance Enforcement Act; H.R.5304, S2587 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropri…
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
AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Oct 20, 2025 · issue area: Insurance
$4,230,000
Spent on own lobbying
…ans, Jennifer - Temporary extension of ACA enhanced premium tax credits S. 46 - Health Care Affordability Act - Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne - ACA tax credit extension S. 729 - Hospital Transparency Compliance Enforcement Act - Sen. Kennedy, John - Hospital price transparency requirements S. 864 - HELP Copays Act - Sen. Marshall, Ro…
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
CHARTERCARE HEALTH OF RI (FORRMERLY KNOWN AS CHARTERCARE HEALTH PARTNERS) · lobbying firm or registrant: CAPITOL CITY GROUP, LTD.
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Oct 16, 2025 · issue area: Budget/Appropriations
$20,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, and for other purposes as it relates to public health and patient care; S.729 Hospital Transparency Compliance Enforcement Act; Legislation re: LHHS; H.Res.19 Providing the sense of the House of Representatives that the House should not…
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
AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
2025 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2025) · posted Jul 22, 2025 · issue area: Insurance
$4,050,000
Spent on own lobbying
…tion Act - Rep. Pallone, Frank - ACIP codification and vaccine coverage S. 46 - Health Care Affordability Act - Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne - ACA tax credit extension S. 729 - Hospital Transparency Compliance Enforcement Act - Sen. Kennedy, John - Hospital price transparency requirements S. 864 - HELP Copays Act - Sen. Marshall, Ro…
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
CHARTERCARE HEALTH OF RI (FORRMERLY KNOWN AS CHARTERCARE HEALTH PARTNERS) · lobbying firm or registrant: CAPITOL CITY GROUP, LTD.
2025 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2025) · posted Jul 11, 2025 · issue area: Budget/Appropriations
$20,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, and for other purposes as it relates to public health and patient care; S.729 Hospital Transparency Compliance Enforcement Act; Legislation re: LHHS; H.Res.19 Providing the sense of the House of Representatives that the House should not…
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
AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)
2025 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2025 – Mar 31, 2025) · posted Apr 22, 2025 · issue area: Insurance
$4,830,000
Spent on own lobbying
…rotections for Dialysis Patients Act - Rep. Kelly, Mike - ESRD coverage S. 46 - Health Care Affordability Act - Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne - ACA tax credit extension S. 729 - Hospital Transparency Compliance Enforcement Act - Sen. Kennedy, John - Hospital price transparency requirements S. 864 - HELP Copays Act - Sen. Marshall, Ro…
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