3.0.0 8811 2023-01-11T13:44:14Z 2023-01-11T13:44:14Z House HR 2020-11-24 116 [Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 199 (Tuesday, November 24, 2020)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. FINKENAUER:H.R. 8811.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted toCongress under Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the UnitedStates Constitution.[Page H6019]]]> hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing Referred to 2020-11-24T15:01:00Z A bill to require the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study and report on data quality, sharing, transparency, access, and analysis. 116 4328 S 2020-07-27 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S4507-4508) Related bill CRS 2020-11-24 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2020-11-24 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2020-11-24 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress F000467 Rep. Finkenauer, Abby [D-IA-1] Abby Finkenauer D IA 1 N L000565 Rep. Loebsack, David [D-IA-2] David Loebsack D IA 2 2020-11-24 True A000378 Rep. Axne, Cynthia [D-IA-3] Cynthia Axne D IA 3 2020-11-24 True Health Cardiovascular and respiratory health Computers and information technology Congressional oversight Department of Health and Human Services Emergency medical services and trauma care Government information and archives Government studies and investigations Health information and medical records Health technology, devices, supplies Hospital care Infectious and parasitic diseases Military civil functions National Guard and reserves State and local government operations Health 00 2020-11-24 Introduced in House 2021-05-17T14:35:44Z COVID-19 Data Accuracy Act

This bill directs the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to initiate an inquiry within seven days and report on the impact of certain changes to hospital reporting requirements for COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) on data quality, transparency, and access. The White House's Coronavirus Task Force revised the process for hospitals to report COVID-19 data on July 13, 2020; previously, hospitals reported data to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) instead of to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

To facilitate the inquiry, HHS must provide the GAO with direct access to relevant information systems. The GAO must present its findings within 45 days, and HHS must then respond to the findings and rectify any issues identified within 7 days.

HHS must also, in coordination with the CDC, develop a process within 30 days to correct inaccuracies in the COVID-19 data.

In addition, the GAO must issue reports that address, for example, the impact of the changes to reporting requirements on federal and nonfederal entities, such as hospitals, states, and other jurisdictions, and information about how the decision to change those requirements was made.

]]> COVID–19 Data Accuracy Act Display Title COVID–19 Data Accuracy Act Short Title(s) as Introduced COVID–19 Data Accuracy Act Introduced in House IH Official Title as Introduced To initiate an inquiry and report on COVID-19 data quality, sharing, transparency, access, and analysis and develop a process to correct inaccurate information reported with respect to the COVID-19 public health emergency, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2020-11-24T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr8811ih/xml/BILLS-116hr8811ih.xml 2020-11-24 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.