Legislative Oversight

Stable identifiers

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Canonical URL: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-joint-resolution/198

Official text excerpt

119 SJ 198 PCS: 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”. 
 U.S. Senate 
 2026-06-24 
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 IIA Calendar No. 447 119th CONGRESS 2d Session S. J. RES. 198 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 24, 2026 Mr. Wyden (for himself, Mrs. Murray , Ms. Cantwell , Mr. Blumenthal , Mrs. Gillibrand , Mr. Gallego , Mr. Kelly , Mr. Booker , Mr. Markey , Ms. Duckworth , Ms. Baldwin , Mr. Kim , Mr. Sanders , Ms. Warren , Mr. Warner , Ms. Smith , Mr. Luján , Mr. Merkley , Mr. Durbin , and Mrs. Shaheen ) introduced the following joint resolution; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance June 24, 2026 Committee discharged, by petition, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 802(c) , and placed on the calendar 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 . That Congress disapproves 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 (published on July 1, 2025, and a letter of opinion from the Government Accountability Office dated May 12, 2026, printed in the Congressiona…

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Citations

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