This joint resolution prohibits the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) from testing a new Medicare payment model in certain states that involves a prior authorization process and the use of enhanced technology by third-party contractors to determine whether certain claims should be paid. Specifically, the joint resolution nullifies a notice issued by the CMS on July 1, 2025, titled Medicare Program; Implementation of Prior Authorization for Select Services for the Wasteful and Inappropriate Services Reduction (WISeR) Model . (On May 12, 2026, the Government Accountability Office issued a letter of opinion stating that this notice constituted an agency rule and is therefore subject to the Congressional Review Act.) The CMS selected six states to participate in this model over a six-year period: New Jersey, Ohio, Oklahoma, Texas, Arizona, and Washington. Under the model, contracted companies must process prior authorization requests (i.e., requests for coverage determinations before a service is furnished) for certain services using enhanced technology (e.g., artificial intelligence). Contracted companies are paid based on the share of resulting savings. The CMS aims to test the model's ability to produce accurate results while streamlining the prior authorization process for Medicare claims. The model is based in part on similar processes used for Medicare Advantage claims.  CMS began implementing the model on January 1, 2026. This joint resolution prohibits the CMS from continuing to do so.

Bill· SS. 4884 (119th)referred

Right to Vote Act

United States · United States Congress · 24 June 2026

Bill· SS. 4919 (119th)referred

Wage Theft Prevention and Wage Recovery Act

United States · United States Congress · 24 June 2026

Bill· SS. 4879 (119th)referred

Let Doctors Provide Reproductive Health Care Act

United States · United States Congress · 24 June 2026

Resolution· SRESS.Res. 789 (119th)referred

A resolution recognizing June 2026, as "LGBTQ Pride Month".

United States · United States Congress · 24 June 2026

Resolution· SRESS.Res. 781 (119th)passed

A resolution commemorating June 19, 2026, as "Juneteenth National Independence Day" in recognition of June 19, 1865, the date on which news of the end of slavery reached the slaves in the Southwestern States.

United States · United States Congress · 18 June 2026

Bill· SS. 4802 (119th)reported

Hurricane Hunter Aircraft Recapitalization Act

United States · United States Congress · 17 June 2026

Bill· SS. 4822 (119th)open

Saving the OOI Act of 2026

United States · United States Congress · 17 June 2026

Saving the OOI Act of 2026 This bill prohibits the National Science Foundation (NSF) from using federal funds to decommission or descope Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI) instruments until a thorough review of OOI is completed. OOI measures and observes ocean conditions using a series of in-water instruments that gather physical, chemical, geological, and biological data. On May 21, 2026, NSF announced that it would remove all in-water infrastructure from four of the five active OOI arrays. Under the bill, NSF must conduct a thorough review of OOI with engagement from the scientific and coastal communities before decommissioning or descoping specified OOI instruments. This includes OOI instruments anchored off of Oregon, Washington, Alaska, and North Carolina, as well as instruments anchored in the Irminger Sea. NSF is required to maintain full and consistent OOI operations, including monitoring in states where instruments have already been decommissioned, until the review is complete.

Bill· SS. 4814 (119th)referred

A bill to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to designate Haiti for temporary protected status.

United States · United States Congress · 17 June 2026

Resolution· SRESS.Res. 770 (119th)passed

A resolution designating June 6, 2026, as National Naloxone Awareness Day.

United States · United States Congress · 15 June 2026

Bill· SS. 4767 (119th)open

Renewing the African American Civil Rights Network Act

United States · United States Congress · 11 June 2026

Bill· SS. 4701 (119th)referred

Freedom to Travel for Health Care Act of 2026

United States · United States Congress · 8 June 2026

Freedom to Travel for Health Care Act of 2026 This bill prohibits anyone from interfering with a person's ability to access out-of-state reproductive health care. ( Reproductive health care is defined as medical, surgical, counseling, or referral services and care related to pregnancy, including the prevention or termination of a pregnancy, and other reproductive care.) Specifically, the bill prohibits anyone from restricting, discriminating against, or otherwise disadvantaging anyone who receives, provides, or assists with out-of-state reproductive health care that is legal in the state in which it is provided. The bill allows the Department of Justice to bring a civil action and establishes a private right of action for violations. The bill specifically waives any applicable governmental immunity and preempts any contravening state laws.