H.R. 7520 · 119th Congress

Efficiency Adjustment Delay Act

Introduced on Feb 12, 2026 by Ron Estes (R-KS-4). 14 cosponsors, 7 of them from another party. Latest action (Feb 12, 2026): Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.

Stage
Introduced
Introduced
Feb 12, 2026
Cosponsors
14
7 from the other party
Policy area
Health
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Progress

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

Official title

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to delay the implementation of an efficiency adjustment to work relative value units under the Medicare physician fee schedule.

Summary

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Sponsor and cosponsors

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

Ron EstesR-KS-4Sponsor

Democrats · 7

Republicans · 7

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. Feb 12, 2026Introduced in House
  2. Feb 12, 2026Introduced in House
  3. Feb 12, 2026 · HouseReferred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.
  4. Feb 12, 2026 · HouseReferred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.

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. SOCIETY FOR VASCULAR SURGERY4 reports
    $160K reported (all issues)
  2. AMERICAN ACADEMY OF OPHTHALMOLOGY2 reports
    $655.7K reported (all issues)
  3. AMERICAN ACADEMY OF OTOLARYNGOLOGY-HEAD AND NECK SURGERY2 reports
    $605.5K reported (all issues)
  4. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NEUROLOGICAL SURGEONS2 reports
    $75K reported (all issues)
  5. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF ORTHOPAEDIC SURGEONS2 reports
    $865K reported (all issues)
  6. AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY2 reports
    $1.3M reported (all issues)
  7. AMERICAN COLLEGE OF EMERGENCY PHYSICIANS2 reports
    $967K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF EMERGENCY PHYSICIANS$92K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  8. AMERICAN COLLEGE OF GASTROENTEROLOGY2 reports
    $286K reported (all issues)
  9. AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION2 reports
    $50K reported (all issues)
  10. AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CATARACT & REFRACTIVE SURGERY2 reports
    $402.5K reported (all issues)
  11. AMERICAN SPEECH-LANGUAGE-HEARING ASSOCIATION2 reports
    $640K reported (all issues)
  12. American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation2 reports
    $60K reported (all issues)
  13. American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists2 reports
    $246K reported (all issues)
  14. American College of Surgeons2 reports
    $500K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS$2.1M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  15. American Medical Association2 reports
    $13.1M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION$371K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 99%
  16. COLLEGE OF AMERICAN PATHOLOGISTS2 reports
    $486K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: COLLEGE OF AMERICAN PATHOLOGISTS$18M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 99%
  17. Congress of Neurological Surgeons2 reports
    $75K reported (all issues)
  18. HEALTHCARE BUSINESS & MANAGEMENT ASSOC (FKA HEALTHCARE BILLING & MGMT)2 reports
    $40K reported (all issues)
  19. Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions2 reports
    $20K reported (all issues)
  20. THE SOCIETY OF THORACIC SURGEONS2 reports
    $516.2K reported (all issues)
  21. AMERICAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY ASSOCIATION1 report
    $580K reported (all issues)
  22. American College of Osteopathic Internists1 report
    $21.6K reported (all issues)
  23. American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy1 report
    $30K reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 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 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.