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H.R. 4994 · 113th Congress · enacted

IMPACT Act of 2014

Became Public Law No: 113-185.

Latest official action 2014-10-06 · Enacted

The bill, briefly

(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on September 16, 2014. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Improving Medicare Post-Acute Care Transformation Act of 2014 or the IMPACT Act of 2014 - (Sec. 2) Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to: (1) require post-acute care (PAC) providers to report standardized patient assessment data, data on quality measures, and data on resource use and other measures, all meeting specified requirements; (2) require the data to be standardized and interoperable to allow for its exchange among PAC and other providers to give them access to longitudinal information so as to facilitate coordinated care and improve Medicare beneficiary outcomes, including in the discharge planning process; and (3) modify PAC assessment instruments applicable to PAC providers for the submission of standardized patient assessment data on such providers and enable assessment data comparison across all such providers. Requires home health agencies, inpatient rehabilitation facilities, and long-term care hospitals to implement, according to a three-phase schedule, and submit data on quality measures and resource use as well as standardized patient assessment data. Directs the Secretary to reduce by 2% the update to the market basket percentage for skilled nu…

Congressional Research Service · 2014-09-18

Who reported lobbying on this bill?

Amount spent specifically on this bill: not disclosed

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Politicians behind the bill

Sponsors and cosponsors from the official source, limited to members currently in office. Campaign amounts are cycle-wide and are not payments for this bill.

8 of 8 source cosponsor records retrieved; only current officials and unwithdrawn sponsorships appear.

PAC donors to the listed sponsors

These are all-cycle contributions to the listed sponsors’ and cosponsors’ campaigns. FEC does not attribute them to this bill. A donation plus sponsorship does not establish why a politician acted.

AMERICA'S CREDIT UNIONS PAC$10,000

Linda T. Sánchez · Cosponsor · $10,000

Official PAC record
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAJ PAC)$10,000

Linda T. Sánchez · Cosponsor · $10,000

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AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000

Linda T. Sánchez · Cosponsor · $10,000

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AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E$10,000

Linda T. Sánchez · Cosponsor · $10,000

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AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000

Linda T. Sánchez · Cosponsor · $10,000

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BURNS AND MCDONNELL INC. PAC$10,000

Linda T. Sánchez · Cosponsor · $10,000

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ELEVANCE HEALTH, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ELEVANCE HEALTH PAC)$10,000

Linda T. Sánchez · Cosponsor · $10,000

Official PAC record
FEDERATION OF AMERICAN HOSPITALS PAC$10,000

Linda T. Sánchez · Cosponsor · $10,000

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HUMANA INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000

Linda T. Sánchez · Cosponsor · $10,000

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INNOVATION FOR GOOD PAC$10,000

Linda T. Sánchez · Cosponsor · $10,000

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INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SHEET METAL, AIR, RAIL AND TRANSPORTATION WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION LEAGUE$10,000

Linda T. Sánchez · Cosponsor · $10,000

Official PAC record
KPMG PARTNERS/PRINCIPALS AND EMPLOYEES PAC$10,000

Linda T. Sánchez · Cosponsor · $10,000

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LABORERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA (LIUNA) PAC$10,000

Linda T. Sánchez · Cosponsor · $10,000

Official PAC record
MACHINISTS NON PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS & AEROSPACE WORKERS$10,000

Linda T. Sánchez · Cosponsor · $10,000

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MASSACHUSETTS MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000

Linda T. Sánchez · Cosponsor · $10,000

Official PAC record
MORGAN STANLEY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000

Linda T. Sánchez · Cosponsor · $10,000

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NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL ADVISORS POLITICAL ACTION COMM$10,000

Linda T. Sánchez · Cosponsor · $10,000

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NATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000

Linda T. Sánchez · Cosponsor · $10,000

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NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000

Linda T. Sánchez · Cosponsor · $10,000

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NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000

Linda T. Sánchez · Cosponsor · $10,000

Official PAC record
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE I$10,000

Linda T. Sánchez · Cosponsor · $10,000

Official PAC record
SELECT MEDICAL CORPORATION PAC$10,000

Linda T. Sánchez · Cosponsor · $10,000

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THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF PENSION PROFESSIONALS AND ACTUARIES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ASPPA-NAPA PAC) A/K/A AMERICAN RETIREMENT ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ARA PAC)$10,000

Linda T. Sánchez · Cosponsor · $10,000

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THE COUNCIL OF INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000

Linda T. Sánchez · Cosponsor · $10,000

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UBS AMERICAS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (UBS PAC)$10,000

Linda T. Sánchez · Cosponsor · $10,000

Official PAC record
UNITED PARCEL SERVICE, INC. PAC (UPSPAC)$10,000

Linda T. Sánchez · Cosponsor · $10,000

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WINE AND SPIRITS WHOLESALERS OF AMERICA, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000

Linda T. Sánchez · Cosponsor · $10,000

Official PAC record
VICTORY IN NOVEMBER ELECTION PAC$9,874
WALMART INC. PAC FOR RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT$9,000
INVESTMENT COMPANY INSTITUTE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ICI PAC)$8,500
ABBOTT LABORATORIES EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$7,500
AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC$7,500
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (FAMMEDPAC)$7,500
AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LIFE INSURERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$7,500
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$7,500
EDJ HOLDING COMPANY, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (EDWARD JONES PAC)$7,500
FINSECA PAC$7,500
INSURED RETIREMENT INSTITUTE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (IRI PAC)$7,500
INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL OF SHOPPING CENTERS INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ICSC PAC)$7,500
NEXTERA ENERGY, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$7,500

The largest 40 donor totals appear here. Open each politician for their complete, paginated PAC donor list.

What happened after enactment?

Dated agency-reported implementation and uptake measures are shown with their scope. They do not by themselves establish causal success. If no evidence is listed, the outcome is not established.

Measured outcome: not established

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