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Bill· SS. 5318 (119th)referred

Summer Meals and Learning Act of 2026

United States · United States Congress · 6 August 2026

Summer Meals and Learning Act of 2026 This bill establishes a grant program to support summer early reading programs held at schools with a summer lunch site. Specifically, the Department of Education must use funds provided for the program to award competitive grants to state library administrative agencies to enable them to award subgrants to eligible local educational agencies for summer early reading programs held at schools with a summer lunch site. The program is open to local educational agencies that include schools where at least 50% of the students in prekindergarten through grade 3 are (1) reading below grade level at grade 3, or (2) at risk of reading below grade level at grade 3.

Bill· SS. 5321 (119th)referred

HCBS Access Act

United States · United States Congress · 6 August 2026

Bill· SS. 5346 (119th)referred

EGG SAVE Act of 2026

United States · United States Congress · 6 August 2026

Bill· SS. 5278 (119th)referred

GHOST Act

United States · United States Congress · 6 August 2026

Bill· SS. 5260 (119th)referred

Stroke Act

United States · United States Congress · 5 August 2026

Bill· SS. 5240 (119th)referred

REACH Our Tribes Act

United States · United States Congress · 4 August 2026

Bill· SS. 5196 (119th)referred

No Trump Immunity Act

United States · United States Congress · 30 July 2026

Bill· SS. 5118 (119th)referred

Local Input Act

United States · United States Congress · 23 July 2026

Bill· SS. 5037 (119th)referred

MediKids Act

United States · United States Congress · 21 July 2026

Bill· SJRESS.J.Res. 198 (119th)failed

A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services of the Department of Health and Human Services relating to "Medicare Program; Implementation of Prior Authorization for Select Services for the Wasteful and Inappropriate Services Reduction (WISeR) Model".

United States · United States Congress · 24 June 2026

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.