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H.R. 5940

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 5940, the Seniors Deserve SMARTER Care Act of 2025, was introduced in the House on Nov 7, 2025 by Rep. Suzan DelBene (D) with 47 co-sponsors. It was referred to Ways And Means, and last saw action on Nov 7, 2025: 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.

Record

Text

H.R. 5940 has 47 co-sponsors.

hb5940/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 5940 IH: Seniors Deserve Streamlined Medical Approvals for Timely, Efficient Recovery Care Act of 2025
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-11-07
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 EN
 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I
 119th CONGRESS  1st Session
 H. R. 5940
 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 November 7, 2025
  Ms. DelBene  (for herself,  Mr. Bera ,  Mr. Landsman ,  Ms. Schrier ,  Mr. Larsen of Washington ,  Mr. Pocan ,  Ms. Budzinski ,  Ms. Castor of Florida ,  Mr. Courtney ,  Ms. Craig ,  Ms. Dexter ,  Mrs. Dingell ,  Ms. Lois Frankel of Florida ,  Ms. Norton ,  Mr. Jackson of Illinois ,  Ms. Jayapal ,  Mr. Larson of Connecticut ,  Ms. Randall ,  Mr. Schneider ,  Ms. Simon ,  Mr. Smith of Washington ,  Mr. Stanton ,  Ms. Strickland ,  Mr. Thompson of California , and  Mr. Veasey ) introduced the following bill; which was 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
 A BILL
To prohibit implementation of the WISeR model under the Medicare program.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Seniors Deserve Streamlined Medical Approvals for Timely, Efficient Recovery Care Act of 2025   or the   Seniors Deserve SMARTER Care Act of 2025  .
2.
Prohibiting implementation of the WISeR model under the Medicare program
The Secretary of Health and Human Services may not implement the innovative payment and service delivery model described in the notice titled  Medicare Program; Implementation of Prior Authorization for Select Services for the Wasteful and Inappropriate Services Reduction (WISeR) Model  (90 Fed. Reg. 28749 (July 1, 2025)), or any substantially similar model.

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-11-07
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

To prohibit implementation of the WISeR model under the Medicare program.

Sponsors

Rep. Suzan DelBene (D) sponsors H.R. 5940, and 47 members have co-sponsored it, 24 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 5940 went before 2 committees: Energy and Commerce and Ways and Means.

Energy and Commerce
Energy and Commerce
Referred To · Nov 7, 2025 · 1,636 Bills
Ways and Means
Ways and Means
Referred To · Nov 7, 2025 · 1,160 Bills

Actions

H.R. 5940 has taken 2 actions since Nov 7, 2025.

ChamberAction
Nov 7, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Nov 7, 2025
House
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.Ways and Means Committee

Votes

H.R. 5940 has not gone to a roll call.

1 bill is related to H.R. 5940.

Titles

H.R. 5940 goes by 4 titles, 2 of them short titles.

  • Seniors Deserve SMARTER Care Act of 2025 — Display Title
  • Seniors Deserve SMARTER Care Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • Seniors Deserve Streamlined Medical Approvals for Timely, Efficient Recovery Care Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To prohibit implementation of the WISeR model under the Medicare program. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

13 clients hired 11 firms and 62 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 5940 in 29 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Budget/Appropriations, Health Issues, Medicare/Medicaid, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Education, Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace, Housing, Government Issues.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
ENTERPRISE COMMUNITY PARTNERS, INC. .—Maryland16—
AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION—District of Columbia15—
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION—Illinois13—
AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RHEUMATOLOGY—Georgia13—
ALLIANCE FOR RETIRED AMERICANS—District of Columbia12—
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES—District of Columbia12—
NATIONAL MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SOCIETY—District of Columbia12—
CENTER FOR HEALTH AND DEMOCRACYCenter for Health and Democracy works to transform Americas system of health coverage.Pennsylvania11$20K
SOCIAL SECURITY WORKSMission to protect and improve Social Security.District of Columbia11$20K
PHYSICIANS FOR A NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAM (PNHP)Advocates for universal, comprehensive single-payer national health insurance.Illinois11$10K
AFL-CIO—District of Columbia11—
DISABILITY RIGHTS EDUCATION & DEFENSE INCNonprofit Disability Rights Law and Policy CenterCalifornia11—
UNITED SPINAL ASSOCIATION—New York11—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
ENTERPRISE COMMUNITY PARTNERS, INC.16—
AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION15—
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION13—
AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RHEUMATOLOGY13—
PORT SIDE STRATEGIES, LLC33$50K
ALLIANCE FOR RETIRED AMERICANS12—
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES12—
NATIONAL MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SOCIETY12—
AFL-CIO11—
DISABILITY RIGHTS EDUCATION & DEFENSE, INC.11—
UNITED SPINAL ASSOCIATION11—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill. The 20 named most often, of 62.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
AYRIANNE PARKS116
LIZ OSBORN116
XAVIER ARRIAGA116
ALEXIS PIERCE115
ANDREW WANKUM115
ANGELA FRANKLIN115
ASHLEY DELOSH115
BRYAN HULL115
CHRISTOPHER SHERIN115
DANA LICHTENBERG115
JASON MARINO115
JEFFREY COUGHLIN115
KATHERINE DAPPER115
KORYN RUBIN115
LINDSEY BRILL115
LISA MYERS115
MARGARET GARIKES115
MATTHEW REID115
PHILIP LYNCH115
ROBERT REDDING115

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION2026 first_quarter$8M1st Quarter - Amendme…
AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION2026 first_quarter$8M1st Quarter - Report
AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION2025 fourth_quarter$5.5M4th Quarter - Report
AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION2026 second_quarter$5.1M2nd Quarter - Amendme…
AFL-CIOAFL-CIO2026 first_quarter$880K1st Quarter - Report
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEESAMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES2026 second_quarter$630K2nd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEESAMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES2026 first_quarter$600K1st Quarter - Report
AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION2026 second_quarter$513K2nd Quarter - Report
ENTERPRISE COMMUNITY PARTNERS, INC. .ENTERPRISE COMMUNITY PARTNERS, INC.2025 second_quarter$401K2nd Quarter - Report
ENTERPRISE COMMUNITY PARTNERS, INC. .ENTERPRISE COMMUNITY PARTNERS, INC.2025 second_quarter$296.9K2nd Quarter - Amendme…
AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RHEUMATOLOGYAMERICAN COLLEGE OF RHEUMATOLOGY2026 second_quarter$180K2nd Quarter - Report
ENTERPRISE COMMUNITY PARTNERS, INC. .ENTERPRISE COMMUNITY PARTNERS, INC.2025 first_quarter$104K1st Quarter - Report
ALLIANCE FOR RETIRED AMERICANSALLIANCE FOR RETIRED AMERICANS2026 first_quarter$95K1st Quarter - Report
ALLIANCE FOR RETIRED AMERICANSALLIANCE FOR RETIRED AMERICANS2026 second_quarter$85K2nd Quarter - Report
ENTERPRISE COMMUNITY PARTNERS, INC. .ENTERPRISE COMMUNITY PARTNERS, INC.2026 first_quarter$84K1st Quarter - Report
ENTERPRISE COMMUNITY PARTNERS, INC. .ENTERPRISE COMMUNITY PARTNERS, INC.2025 fourth_quarter$77.6K4th Quarter - Report
NATIONAL MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SOCIETYNATIONAL MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SOCIETY2026 first_quarter$77.4K1st Quarter - Report
ENTERPRISE COMMUNITY PARTNERS, INC. .ENTERPRISE COMMUNITY PARTNERS, INC.2025 third_quarter$71K3rd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SOCIETYNATIONAL MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SOCIETY2026 second_quarter$66.2K2nd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RHEUMATOLOGYAMERICAN COLLEGE OF RHEUMATOLOGY2026 first_quarter$40K1st Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 5940 under Health, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 5940’s is Health.

hr5940/policy-areas.txt
HealthAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 5940, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 187 (Friday, November 7, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. DelBENE:H.R. 5940.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1 Section 8[Page H4585]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com