# 114-hr-2712: Commonsense Reporting and Verification Act of 2015

114-hr-2712, Commonsense Reporting and Verification Act of 2015, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Black, Diane [R-TN-6] (R-TN); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-2712
- Congress: 114
- Title: Commonsense Reporting and Verification Act of 2015
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Introduced: 2015-06-10
- Sponsor: Rep. Black, Diane [R-TN-6] (R-TN)
- Cosponsors: 8
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Commonsense Reporting and Verification Act of 2015 This bill requires the Department of Treasury to implement and maintain a voluntary prospective reporting system for employers subject to the employer mandate under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA). Employers satisfy the information return requirement if they voluntarily report general information about the health coverage offered to full-time employees. Employers satisfy the employee statement requirement if they provide statements to employees after receiving exchange notification that employee or spouse or dependent enrolled in a qualified health plan or qualified for premium tax credits or cost-sharing subsidies. The legislation amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) permit employers and health insurance issuers that provide minimum essential coverage to submit an information return with names and birth dates of covered dependents if the employer or health insurance issuer does not already collect or maintain their taxpayer identification numbers, and (2) permit electronic delivery of employee statement if employee consented previously to electronic delivery of other notices and does not refuse consent in writing. It directs the Government Accountability Office to: (1) evaluate the exchange notification and appeals processes for employers whose employee or spouse or dependent enrolls in a qualified health plan or qualifies for premium tax credits or cost-sharing subsidies, and (2) evaluate the prospective reporting system functionality. The legislation permits a health insurance exchange to automatically reenroll an individual into a qualified health plan after annually redetermining the individual's eligibility for premium tax credits or cost-sharing subsidies.

## Cosponsors (8)

- Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4] (D-CA), 2015-06-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Heck, Joseph J. [R-NV-3] (R-NV), 2015-09-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Renacci, James B. [R-OH-16] (R-OH), 2015-09-28T00:00:00.000Z
- LAMAR SMITH (R-TX), 2015-11-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Duncan, Jeff [R-SC-3] (R-SC), 2015-11-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND] (R-ND), 2016-03-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Boustany, Charles W., Jr. [R-LA-3] (R-LA), 2016-05-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Coffman, Mike [R-CO-6] (R-CO), 2016-07-06T00:00:00.000Z

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- 114-hr-3929: Office of Strategic Services Congressional Gold Medal Act
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- 114-hr-1624: Protecting Affordable Coverage for Employees Act
- 114-hr-893: Boys Town Centennial Commemorative Coin Act
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## Sources
- [114-hr-2712 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/2712)

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- [114-hr-2903: Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act of 2015](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-2903)
- [114-hr-1624: Protecting Affordable Coverage for Employees Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-1624)
- [114-hr-893: Boys Town Centennial Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-893)
- [114-hr-5621: To posthumously award a Congressional Gold Medal to Lawrence Eugene "Larry" Dob…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5621)
- [114-hr-4773: Protecting Workplace Advancement and Opportunity Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4773)
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