Reducing Medically Unnecessary Delays in Care Act of 2025
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.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMar 27, 2025
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Reducing Medically Unnecessary Delays in Care Act of 2025
This bill requires Medicare coverage decisions, including prior authorization requirements and adverse coverage decisions, to be based on written clinical criteria that is developed in consultation with physicians.
Cosponsors 17
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 27, 2025 to Oct 13, 2026; 9 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-MD | Andy Harris | Original | Mar 27, 2025 |
| R-TX | Brian Babin | Original | Mar 27, 2025 |
| R-NC | Gregory F. Murphy | Original | Mar 27, 2025 |
| R-PA | John Joyce | Original | Mar 27, 2025 |
| D-WA | Kim Schrier | Original | Mar 27, 2025 |
| R-IA | Mariannette Miller-Meeks | Original | Mar 27, 2025 |
| R-UT | Mike Kennedy | Original | Mar 27, 2025 |
| R-GA | Richard McCormick | Original | Mar 27, 2025 |
| R-TN | Tim Burchett | Original | Mar 27, 2025 |
| R-NC | Pat Harrigan | Mar 31, 2025 | |
| R-TX | Beth Van Duyne | Apr 1, 2025 | |
| R-MN | Brad Finstad | Apr 1, 2025 | |
| R-TX | Ronny Jackson | Apr 1, 2025 | |
| R-FL | Neal P. Dunn | Apr 3, 2025 | |
| R-CO | Gabe Evans | Apr 30, 2025 | |
| R-TX | August Pfluger | Jun 4, 2025 | |
| R-PA | Robert P. Bresnahan, Jr. | Oct 13, 2026 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Mar 27, 2025 |
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Mar 27, 2025 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 4, 2026ASSUMING 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.
- Mar 27, 2025Introduced in House
- Mar 27, 2025Referred 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.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H2011 | Gregory F. Murphy R-NC | Feb 4, 2026 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 171, no. 56, March 27, 2025, page H1339.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To ensure that prior authorization medical decisions under Medicare are determined by physicians.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Reducing Medically Unnecessary Delays in Care Act of 2025
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 27, 2025Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
