Senate · Roll call 199 · July 16, 2026
A vote to begin Senate debate on S.J.Res. 198, a resolution to overturn a Medicare rule adding prior authorization for select services in a new payment model.
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- Question
- On the Motion to Proceed
- Bill
- S.J.Res. 198, 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".
How each party voted
Most Democrats voted Yes (44 of 45).
Most Republicans voted No (50 of 53).
Party-line vote: most Democrats and most Republicans voted on opposite sides.
About this vote
Under the Congressional Review Act, Congress can pass a joint resolution of disapproval to overturn a federal agency rule; this one would block the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services from testing, in certain states, a Medicare payment model that uses prior authorization and technology run by outside contractors to decide whether certain claims should be paid. The motion to proceed, which would have started debate, was rejected, so the Senate did not take up the resolution.
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Summary by the Congressional Research Service
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.
How each member voted
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