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H. Rept. 115-55,Part 1 1 (2017-03-22)

handle is hein.congrecreports/crptxaiqv0001 and id is 1 raw text is: AUTHENTICATED r U.S. GOVERNMENT INFORMATION 4 115TH CONGRESS REPT. 115-55 1st Session HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Part 1 PROTECTING ACCESS TO CARE ACT OF 2017 MARCH 22, 2017.-Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed Mr. GOODLATTE, from the Committee on the Judiciary, submitted the following REPORT together with DISSENTING VIEWS [To accompany H.R. 1215] [Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office] The Committee on the Judiciary, to whom was referred the bill (H.R. 1215) to improve patient access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system, hav- ing considered the same, report favorably thereon with an amend- ment and recommend that the bill as amended do pass. CONTENTS Page The A m endm ent ...................................................................................................... 2 Purpose and Sum m ary ........................................................................................... . 6 Background and Need for the Legislation ............................................................. 6 H earings ................................................................................................................... 16 Com m ittee Consideration ........................................................................................ 16 C om m ittee V otes ...................................................................................................... 16 Com m ittee Oversight Findings ............................................................................... 28 New Budget Authority and Tax Expenditures ..................................................... 28 Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate ......................................................... 28 Duplication of Federal Program s ........................................................................... 33 Disclosure of Directed Rule M akings ..................................................................... 33 Perform ance Goals and Objectives ......................................................................... 33 A dvisory on Earm arks ............................................................................................. 33 Section-by-Section Analysis .................................................................................... 33 D issenting V iew s ..................................................................................................... 34 69-006