S. 4518 · 118th Congress

Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2024

Introduced on Jun 12, 2024 by Roger Marshall (R-KS). 6 cosponsors, 2 of them from another party. Latest action (Jun 12, 2024): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Stage
Introduced
Introduced
Jun 12, 2024
Cosponsors
6
2 from the other party
Policy area
Health
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. 2Reported by committee
  3. 3Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish requirements with respect to the use of prior authorization under Medicare Advantage plans.

Summary

The Congressional Research Service has not summarized this measure yet.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Roger MarshallR-KSSponsor

Democrats · 2

Independents · 1

Republicans · 3

Roll calls

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No recorded roll call on this measure: it moved by voice vote or unanimous consent, or has not reached the floor.

History

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  1. Jun 12, 2024Introduced in Senate
  2. Jun 12, 2024 · SenateRead twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Committees

Committees and subcommittees the measure was referred to.

Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

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Who lobbied on it

Organizations whose lobbying reports (LD-2) name this measure. Spending is what they reported for those quarters on all issues, not on this measure alone.

  1. Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings6 reports
    $770K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: LABORATORY CORPORATION OF AMERICA$7M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  2. AMERICAN ACADEMY OF OPHTHALMOLOGY3 reports
  3. ASSOCIATION FOR CLINICAL ONCOLOGY3 reports
    $750K reported (all issues)
  4. American Academy of Dermatology3 reports
    $120K reported (all issues)
  5. American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy3 reports
    $90K reported (all issues)
  6. American Society of Hematology3 reports
    $90K reported (all issues)
  7. Digestive Health Physicians Association3 reports
    $160K reported (all issues)
  8. Large Urology Group Practice Association3 reports
    $270K reported (all issues)
  9. Patient Access Network Foundation3 reports
    $120K reported (all issues)
  10. Physician-Led Healthcare for America (formerly Physician Hospitals of America)3 reports
    $150K reported (all issues)
  11. Physicians Advocacy Institute3 reports
    $120K reported (all issues)
  12. Cystic Fibrosis Foundation2 reports
    $220K reported (all issues)
  13. Large Urology Group Practice Association (LUGPA)2 reports
    $120K reported (all issues)
  14. Washington State Hospital Association2 reports
    $40K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: WASHINGTON STATE HOSPITAL ASSOCIATIONAI match · 100%
  15. AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION1 report
    Federal contractor: AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION$78.5K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 98%
  16. American Medical Association1 report
    $5.3M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION$371K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 99%

Reports filed in 2024.

Sources and method

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  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 6, 2026 · loaded Oct 6, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 6, 2026 · loaded Oct 6, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.