# 119-s-1911: HEALTH Panel Act

119-s-1911, HEALTH Panel Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Ricketts, Pete [R-NE] (R-NE); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2025-12-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-1911
- Congress: 119
- Title: HEALTH Panel Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-05-22
- Sponsor: Sen. Ricketts, Pete [R-NE] (R-NE)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Economics and Public Finance
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2025-12-21

## 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. - 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.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Sen. Lummis, Cynthia M. [R-WY] (R-WY), 2025-06-27T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Congressional Budget Office health panel: benefit, low. 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 CB…

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- 119-s-4952: Protecting American Taxpayers Act
- 119-s-4668: Protect College Sports Act of 2026
- 119-s-4378: Protecting American Taxpayers Act
- 119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act
- 119-s-292: Educational Choice for Children Act of 2025
- 119-s-541: ELITE Vehicles Act

## Sources
- [119-s-1911 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/1911)

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- [119-s-4668: Protect College Sports Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4668)
- [119-s-4378: Protecting American Taxpayers Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4378)
- [119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1748)
- [119-s-292: Educational Choice for Children Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-292)
- [119-s-541: ELITE Vehicles Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-541)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1911 (as of 2025-12-21).