S 1911

HEALTH Panel Act

Summary

Healthy Equipping And Lending Technical Help Panel Act or the HEALTH Panel Act This bill provides statutory authority for the Panel of Health Advisors within the Congressional Budget Office (CBO). The panel provides expertise and recommendations to CBO to support its analysis and cost estimates relating to health and healthcare. The bill requires the panel to report to the House and Senate Budget Committees on the recommendations the panel provided to CBO and how CBO utilized such recommendations. CBO must publish this report on its website. The bill also requires the panel to consist of 15 members serving three-year terms. The respective chairs and ranking minority members of the House and Senate Budget Committees, and the director of CBO, must each appoint three members to the panel.

Bill status

Status
In committee
Sponsor
Sen. Pete Ricketts [R-NE]
Cosponsors
1
Policy area
Economics and Public Finance
Introduced
2025-05-22
Latest action
2025-05-22: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Budget.

Committee referrals

Recent actions

  • 2025-05-22: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Budget.
  • 2025-05-22: Introduced in Senate