H.R. 2 · 114th Congress · enacted
Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015
Became Public Law No: 114-10.
Latest official action 2015-04-16 · Enacted
The bill, briefly
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the House passed version is repeated here.) Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 TITLE I--SGR REPEAL AND MEDICARE PROVIDER PAYMENT MODERNIZATION (Sec. 101) Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSAct) to: (1) remove sustainable growth rate (SGR) methodology from the determination of annual conversion factors in the formula for payment for physicians' services, and (2) revise the update in rates for 2015 and subsequent years. Requires two separate conversion factors for each year beginning with 2026, one for items and services furnished by a qualifying alternative payment model (APM) participant (qualifying APM conversion factor), and the other for other items and services (nonqualifying APM conversion factor). Freezes the update to the single conversion factor at 0.0% for January through June 2015. Sets the same update at 0.5% for July1 through December 31, 2015, as well as for 2016 through 2019, then reduces it to 0.00% for 2020 through 2025. Sets the update to the qualifying APM conversion factor at 0.75%, and the update to the nonqualifying APM conversion factor at .0.25%, for 2026 and each subsequent year. Directs the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MEDPAC) to report to Congress on the relationship between: (1) physician and other health professional…
Congressional Research Service · 2015-04-14
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.
Cosponsor
Frank Pallone, Jr.
House · NJ District 6 · Democratic
$1,619,699PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Pete Sessions
House · TX District 17 · Republican
$551,944PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Joe Courtney
House · CT District 2 · Democratic
$464,600PAC receipts · 2025–2026
13 of 13 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.
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$25,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $10,000
Joe Courtney · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$22,500
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $10,000
Joe Courtney · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordAMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$20,000
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E$20,000
CARPENTERS LEGISLATIVE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS$20,000
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SHEET METAL, AIR, RAIL AND TRANSPORTATION WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION LEAGUE$20,000
MACHINISTS NON PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS & AEROSPACE WORKERS$20,000
ERNST & YOUNG POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$17,500
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $5,000
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $10,000
Joe Courtney · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordHONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. TECHNOLOGIES PUBLIC AFFAIRS COUNCIL (HONPAC)$17,500
EMPLOYEES OF RTX CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$16,000
L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. PAC$15,500
1-800 CONTACTS, INC. PAC$15,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $15,000
Official PAC recordAIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC$15,000
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION$15,000
DELOITTE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$15,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $10,000
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $2,500
Joe Courtney · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LETTER CARRIERS OF U.S.A. POLITICAL FUND (LETTER CARRIER POLITICAL FUND)$15,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $5,000
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $5,000
Joe Courtney · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordNEA FUND FOR CHILDREN AND PUBLIC EDUCATION$15,000
THE CIGNA GROUP EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$15,000
THE COUNCIL OF INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$15,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $5,000
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $7,500
Joe Courtney · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordUA UNION PLUMBERS & PIPEFITTERS VOTE! PAC (UNITED ASSOCIATION OF JOURNEYMEN AND APPRENTICES OF THE PLUMBING & PIPEFITTING INDUSTRY OF THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA)$15,000
COX ENTERPRISES PAC (COXPAC) INC.$14,000
AMERICAN OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$13,500
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $7,500
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $3,500
Joe Courtney · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordEMPLOYEES OF NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION PAC$13,500
AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC)$13,000
INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF BOILERMAKERS CAMPAIGN ASSISTANCE FUND$13,000
THE BOEING COMPANY PAC$13,000
ALLIED PILOTS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$12,500
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSE ANESTHETISTS SEPARATE SEGREGATED FUND (CRNA-PAC)$12,500
AMERICAN NURSES ASSOCIATION PAC$12,500
DOMINION ENERGY, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - DOMINION PAC$12,500
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL ADVISORS POLITICAL ACTION COMM$12,500
SEIU COPE (SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION)$12,500
AFLAC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AFLAC PAC)$12,000
AMERICAN PHYSICAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION PHYSICAL THERAPY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (PT-PAC)$12,000
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION EMPLOYEES' POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$12,000
Frank Pallone, Jr. · Cosponsor · $4,000
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $3,000
Joe Courtney · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS ASSOCIATION PAC$12,000
TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (TOYOTA/LEXUS PAC)$12,000
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (FAMMEDPAC)$11,000
DELL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$11,000
EBAY INC-COMMITTEE FOR RESPONSIBLE INTERNET COMMERCE, (EBAY PAC)$11,000
The largest 40 donor totals appear here. Open each politician for their complete, paginated PAC donor list.
What happened after enactment?
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