Senate bill · 115th Congress · Did not become law
Creating High-Quality Results and Outcomes Necessary to Improve Chronic (CHRONIC) Care Act of 2017
Sponsor: Sen. Orrin Hatch R-UTWhere it went
- IntroducedApr 6, 2017
- Committee actionAug 3, 2017
- Passed SenateSep 26, 2017 · by voice vote
- Passed House—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Sep 29, 2017 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 870.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 870, Creating High-Quality Results and Outcomes Necessary to Improve Chronic (CHRONIC) Care Act of 2017” on May 16, 2017. CBO’s description reads “As introduced, with modifications based on discussions with staff”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 16, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/52728
- CBO publication date
- May 16, 2017
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 870, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/s/870
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- January 21, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 870, Creating High-Quality Results and Outcomes Necessary to Improve Chronic (CHRONIC) Care Act of 2017” on August 1, 2017. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Finance on May 18, 2017”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, August 1, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/52984
- CBO publication date
- August 1, 2017
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 870, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/s/870
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- January 21, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
c2ad6cb6b0980298f1a7de2a7c287a651c3ef2efa48691eecf1365377a53c214
PORKER links to the estimate and does not repeat its dollar figures. Each estimate is for the version of the bill its description names; the bill may have changed since.
- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: S. Rept. 115-146 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Finance Committee on August 3, 2017.Source: Congress.gov, reported August 3, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/115/SRPT/146
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 870, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/s/870
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- January 21, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
c2ad6cb6b0980298f1a7de2a7c287a651c3ef2efa48691eecf1365377a53c214
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
21 cosponsors — 9 Republicans, 11 Democrats, 1 independent
12 of 21 cosponsors (57%) are from the other party.
Michael Bennet (D-CO), Ben Cardin (D-MD), Thomas Carper (D-DE), Bob Casey (D-PA), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), John Cornyn (R-TX), Mike Crapo (R-ID), Deb Fischer (R-NE), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Johnny Isakson (R-GA), Angus King (I-ME), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Claire McCaskill (D-MO), Clarence Nelson (D-FL), Pat Roberts (R-KS), Brian Schatz (D-HI), Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), John Thune (R-SD), Mark Warner (D-VA), Roger Wicker (R-MS), Ron Wyden (D-OR).
More from the sponsor
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- S. 324 (115th) State Veterans Home Adult Day Health Care Improvement Act of 2017
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Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 22, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.