House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
ROOT Act
Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to modify data collection requirements for appropriate use criteria for applicable imaging services, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Diana Harshbarger R-TNWhere it went
- IntroducedOct 10, 2025
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Oct 10, 2025 — 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.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5737.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mrs. HARSHBARGER, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 168, October 10, 2025, Page H4533):Article I, Section 8 of the United States ConstitutionSource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record October 10, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
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- 54 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5737, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/5737
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 25, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 12, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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
1 cosponsor — 1 Republican
0 of 1 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Diana Harshbarger.
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- H.R. 9339 (119th) Affordable Innovation for the Grid Act
- H.R. 2484 (119th) Seniors’ Access to Critical Medications Act of 2025
- H.R. 10158 (119th) Automotive National and Economic Security Act of 2026
- H.R. 2713 (119th) MAIN Event Ticketing Act
- H.R. 2844 (119th) Michael Enzi Voluntary Protection Program Act of 2025
Related bills
- H.R. 9693 (119th) Patients First Act of 2026Related bill
- S. 1692 (119th) Radiology Outpatient Ordering Transmission (ROOT) ActRelated bill
Relationships as recorded by Congress.gov.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 25, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.