Legislation· Sep 2026Sponsored by Tammy Baldwin (D)
A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services of the Department of Health and Human Services relating to "Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, HHS Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2027; and Basic Health Program".
Would block the federal health agency's 2027 rules for premiums and benefits.
Tradeoff
This resolution disapproves a rule on 2027 health insurance parameters under the (). The Senate rejected a motion to advance it on September 29, 2026.
What's in it
The Senate voted to reject a to this resolution on September 29, 2026 (48-51), leaving the bill stalled.
Senate
Introduced
(Jun 17, 2026)
Senate
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions(Jun 17, 2026)
Senate
Taken away from the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Discharged by petition(Jul 14, 2026)
A petition forced the committee to release the bill without acting on it.
Senate
On the
Motion to Proceed to S.J. Res. 197
Motion to Proceed Rejected(Roll #251 · Sep 29, 2026)
48 yeanay 51
- Charles E. Schumer (D-NY)
- Ron Wyden (D-OR)
- Edward J. Markey (D-MA)
- Patty Murray (D-WA)
- Angela D. Alsobrooks (D-MD)
- Angus S., Jr. King (I-ME)
- Ben Ray Luján (D-NM)
- Michael F. Bennet (D-CO)
- Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH)
- Jeff Merkley (D-OR)
- John W. Hickenlooper (D-CO)
- Mark R. Warner (D-VA)
- Amy Klobuchar (D-MN)
- Richard Blumenthal (D-CT)
- Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)
Recently introduced · no floor action yet