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119-s-1911119th CongressWALLET

HEALTH Panel Act

Sponsored By: Senator Ricketts, Pete [R-NE]

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Summary

Creates a statutory Panel of Health Advisors inside the Congressional Budget Office to strengthen CBO's health and health-care analysis and cost estimates. It would give technical recommendations and an annual report to the House and Senate Budget Committees and require CBO to publish how it used those recommendations.

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  • Congress: Budget committee chairs and ranking members would get an annual report that lists the Panel's recommendations and a CBO explanation of how those recommendations were used. The report must include recommendations approved by at least 9 Panel members.
  • CBO analysts: Would receive outside expert input on models, official cost estimates, and health sections of budget and outlook publications, with the Panel required to meet at least annually.
  • Public and stakeholders: CBO must publish the annual report on its website, increasing transparency about how expert advice shaped studies and scoring.
  • Panel members: Would total 15 experts serving up to two 3-year terms, appointed by the House and Senate Budget Committee leaders and the CBO director, and serve as special Government employees.

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Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

Congressional Budget Office health panel

If enacted, this bill would create a 15-member health advisory panel inside the Congressional Budget Office. Members would be appointed within 90 days and serve three-year terms, with a two-term (six-year) limit. Appointments would be split among House and Senate Budget Committee leaders and the CBO Director. The panel would meet at least once a year and publish an annual report on the CBO website. The report would list recommendations approved by at least nine members and include a CBO Director explanation of how CBO used those recommendations. The Director could set conflict-of-interest disclosure rules and confidentiality agreements, and would pick the chair and vice chair.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Ricketts, Pete [R-NE]

NE • R

Cosponsors

  • Sen. Lummis, Cynthia M. [R-WY]

    WY • R

    Sponsored 6/27/2025

Roll Call Votes

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