House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Protecting Approved Care Act
Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish requirements with respect to the use of prior authorization and claims denial under Medicare Advantage plans.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedSep 15, 2026
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Sep 15, 2026 — Referred 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.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 10394.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. LANDSMAN, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 145, September 15, 2026, Page H5832):Article 1 Section 8 of the US ConstitutionSource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record September 15, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 42 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 10394, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/10394
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- October 23, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- October 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
4 cosponsors — 3 Republicans, 1 Democrat
3 of 4 cosponsors (75%) are from the other party.
Maggie Goodlander (D-NH), Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA), Robert Onder (R-MO), Joe Wilson (R-SC).
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Greg Landsman.
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- H.R. 4509 (119th) NOPAIN for Veterans Act
- H.R. 2859 (119th) Child Care Nutrition Enhancement Act of 2025
- H.R. 4807 (119th) Protect Our Hospitals Act
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Oct 23, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.