# 114-hr-5927: Hospital Quality Rating Transparency Act of 2016

114-hr-5927, Hospital Quality Rating Transparency Act of 2016, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Renacci, James B. [R-OH-16] (R-OH); status Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-5927
- Congress: 114
- Title: Hospital Quality Rating Transparency Act of 2016
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- Introduced: 2016-07-25
- Sponsor: Rep. Renacci, James B. [R-OH-16] (R-OH)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Hospital Quality Rating Transparency Act of 2016 This bill delays the date upon which the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) may make Overall Hospital Quality Star Ratings for hospitals publicly available. With respect to such ratings, HHS shall: (1) make publicly available detailed information on the methodology used, (2) have the validity and accuracy of such methodology independently confirmed, and (3) provide a public comment period of specified duration. HHS may not make the ratings publicly available until the later of July 31, 2017, or the date upon which the bill's requirements are satisfied. In the event that such ratings have already been published on a specified website, HHS shall remove them and not republish them until the bill's requirements have been satisfied.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Rice, Kathleen M. [D-NY-4] (D-NY), 2016-07-25T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [114-hr-5927 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/5927)

## Related
- [114-hr-6088: Hospital Quality Rating Transparency Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6088)
- [114-hr-5989: United States and Israel Space Cooperation Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5989)
- [114-hr-5621: To posthumously award a Congressional Gold Medal to Lawrence Eugene "Larry" Dob…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5621)
- [114-hr-5447: Small Business Health Care Relief Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5447)
- [114-hr-5292: Air Traffic Controller Hiring Improvement Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5292)
- [114-hr-5090: To ensure that air transportation between the United States and the European Un…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5090)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5927 (as of 2025-11-18).