H.R. 9396 · 119th Congress

Prior Authorization Accountability Act

Introduced on Jun 23, 2026 by Craig A. Goldman (R-TX-12). 6 cosponsors, 3 of them from another party. Latest action (Jun 25, 2026): Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.

Stage
Introduced
Introduced
Jun 23, 2026
Cosponsors
6
3 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

To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require the displaying of claim denial rates.

Subjects

  • Advanced technology and technological innovations
  • Computers and information technology
  • Government information and archives
  • Health care costs and insurance
  • Health care coverage and access

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.

Craig A. GoldmanR-TX-12Sponsor

Democrats · 3

Republicans · 3

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.

  1. Jun 23, 2026Introduced in House
  2. Jun 23, 2026Introduced in House
  3. Jun 23, 2026 · HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  4. Jun 23, 2026 · HouseReferred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Education and Workforce, 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.
  5. Jun 23, 2026 · HouseReferred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Education and Workforce, 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.
  6. Jun 23, 2026 · HouseReferred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Education and Workforce, 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.
  7. Jun 25, 2026 · HouseSubcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  8. Jun 25, 2026 · HouseForwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.

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. AARP1 report
    $4.1M reported (all issues)
  2. AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION1 report
    $1.1M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION$78.5K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 98%
  3. American Clinical Laboratory Assn1 report
    $890K reported (all issues)
  4. American Medical Association1 report
    $5.1M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION$371K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 99%
  5. American Society of Health-System Pharmacists1 report
    $260K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF HEALTH-SYSTEM PHARMACISTS INC$350.5K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  6. BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF MICHIGAN1 report
    $276.3K reported (all issues)
  7. Blood Cancer United (FKA The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society)1 report
    $590K reported (all issues)
  8. Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association1 report
    $990K reported (all issues)
  9. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida, Inc.1 report
    $80K reported (all issues)
  10. CAMBIA HEALTH SOLUTIONS INC.1 report
    $700K reported (all issues)
  11. HIGHMARK INC.1 report
    $230K reported (all issues)
  12. HORIZON BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF NEW JERSEY1 report
    $40K reported (all issues)
  13. LUNDBECK LLC1 report
    $180K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: LUNDBECK LLCAI match · 99%
  14. National Alliance on Mental Illness1 report
    $20K reported (all issues)
  15. Southeast Georgia Hospital System1 report
    $24K reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2026.

Sources and method

Every figure on this page traces to these records.

  • 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 10, 2026 · loaded Oct 10, 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 10, 2026 · loaded Oct 10, 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.