H.R. 2433 · 119th Congress
Reducing Medically Unnecessary Delays in Care Act of 2025
Introduced on Mar 27, 2025 by Mark E. Green (R-TN-7). 16 cosponsors, 1 of them from another party. Latest action (Feb 4, 2026): ASSUMING FIRST SPONSORSHIP - Mr. Murphy asked unanimous consent that he may hereafter be considered as the first sponsor of H.R. 2433, a bill originally introduced by Representative Green (TN), for the purpose of adding cosponsors and requesting reprintings pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII. Agreed to without objection.
- Stage
- Introduced
- Introduced
- Mar 27, 2025
- Cosponsors
- 16
- 1 from the other party
- Policy area
- Health
Progress
The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.
- Introduced
- 2Reported by committee
- 3Passed one chamber
- 4Passed both chambers
- 5Sent to the President
- 6Became law
Official title
To ensure that prior authorization medical decisions under Medicare are determined by physicians.
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.
Democrats · 1
- Kim SchrierD-WA-8original
Republicans · 15
- Brian BabinR-TX-36original
- Tim BurchettR-TN-2original
- Andy HarrisR-MD-1original
- John JoyceR-PA-13original
- Mike KennedyR-UT-3original
- Richard McCormickR-GA-7original
- Mariannette Miller-MeeksR-IA-1original
- Gregory F. MurphyR-NC-3original
- Pat HarriganR-NC-10signed on Mar 31, 2025
- Brad FinstadR-MN-1signed on Apr 1, 2025
- Ronny JacksonR-TX-13signed on Apr 1, 2025
- Beth Van DuyneR-TX-24signed on Apr 1, 2025
- Neal P. DunnR-FL-2signed on Apr 3, 2025
- Gabe EvansR-CO-8signed on Apr 30, 2025
- August PflugerR-TX-11signed on Jun 4, 2025
Roll calls
Recorded votes on the measure. Most measures move by voice vote or unanimous consent, which record no individual positions.
No recorded roll call on this measure: it moved by voice vote or unanimous consent, or has not reached the floor.
History
Every action as published, oldest first. Roll calls link to how each member voted.
- Mar 27, 2025Introduced in House
- Mar 27, 2025Introduced in House
- Mar 27, 2025 · HouseReferred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- Mar 27, 2025 · HouseReferred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- Feb 4, 2026 · HouseASSUMING FIRST SPONSORSHIP - Mr. Murphy asked unanimous consent that he may hereafter be considered as the first sponsor of H.R. 2433, a bill originally introduced by Representative Green (TN), for the purpose of adding cosponsors and requesting reprintings pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII. Agreed to without objection.
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.
- AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)6 reports$25.6M reported (all issues)
- AMERICAN ACADEMY OF OPHTHALMOLOGY6 reports$1.8M reported (all issues)
- AMERICAN ACADEMY OF OTOLARYNGOLOGY-HEAD AND NECK SURGERY6 reports$1.7M reported (all issues)
- AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF ORTHOPAEDIC SURGEONS6 reports$2.7M reported (all issues)
- AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY6 reports$3.4M reported (all issues)
- AMERICAN COLLEGE OF EMERGENCY PHYSICIANS6 reports$2.8M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF EMERGENCY PHYSICIANS$92K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
- AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RHEUMATOLOGY6 reports$560K reported (all issues)
- AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION6 reports$170K reported (all issues)
- American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation6 reports$170K reported (all issues)
- American College of Surgeons6 reports$1.3M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS$2.1M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
- American Medical Association6 reports$36.2M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION$371K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 99%
- HEALTHCARE BUSINESS & MANAGEMENT ASSOC (FKA HEALTHCARE BILLING & MGMT)6 reports$120K reported (all issues)
- JOINT COUNCIL OF ALLERGY, ASTHMA & IMMUNOLOGY D/B/A ADVOCACY COUNCIL OF ACAAI6 reports$240K reported (all issues)
- MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SOCIETY6 reports$330K reported (all issues)
- SOCIETY FOR VASCULAR SURGERY6 reports$530K reported (all issues)
- ASSOCIATION FOR CLINICAL ONCOLOGY5 reports$1.6M reported (all issues)
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF RURAL HEALTH CLINICS5 reports$500K reported (all issues)
- PREMIER INC.5 reports$970K reported (all issues)
- THE SOCIETY OF THORACIC SURGEONS5 reports$991.7K reported (all issues)
- ASCENSION HEALTH ALLIANCE D/B/A ASCENSION4 reports$2.7M reported (all issues)
- BLUECROSS BLUESHIELD OF TENNESSEE4 reports$1.1M reported (all issues)
- AMERICAN COLLEGE OF GASTROENTEROLOGY3 reports$304K reported (all issues)
- The First Church of Christ, Scientist3 reports$30K reported (all issues)
- AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CATARACT & REFRACTIVE SURGERY2 reports$299.6K reported (all issues)
- BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD OF KANSAS, INC.2 reports$20K reported (all issues)
- Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association2 reports$2.4M reported (all issues)
- Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida, Inc.2 reports$330K reported (all issues)
- COLLEGE OF AMERICAN PATHOLOGISTS2 reports$274.3K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: COLLEGE OF AMERICAN PATHOLOGISTS$18M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 99%
- GUIDEWELL MUTUAL HOLDING CORPORATION2 reports$10K reported (all issues)
- HORIZON BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF NEW JERSEY2 reports$80K reported (all issues)
- Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions2 reports$20K reported (all issues)
- American Society of Hematology1 report
- BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF MICHIGAN1 report$266K reported (all issues)
- MEDICAL GROUP MANAGEMENT ASSN1 report$300K reported (all issues)
- TEXAS MEDICAL ASSOCIATION1 report$10K reported (all issues)
Reports filed in 2025, 2026.
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 7, 2026 · loaded Oct 7, 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 7, 2026 · loaded Oct 7, 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.