CONGRESS FOR VOTERS

Senate Roll Call 199

119th Congress · Session 2 · July 16, 2026

A vote on whether to start debating something

This decides only whether the chamber takes the measure up at all. Nothing about the measure itself has been decided when it passes.

What was being voted on

119-SJRES-198 — 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 "Medicare Program; Implementation of Prior Authorization for Select Services for the Wasteful and Inappropriate Services Reduction (WISeR) Model".

This joint resolution aims to provide congressional disapproval of a specific rule submitted by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. The rule concerns the "Medicare Program; Implementation of Prior Authorization for Select Services for the Wasteful and Inappropriate Services Reduction (WISeR) Model." If passed, the resolution would strip the rule of any force or effect. The resolution follows a letter of opinion from the Government Accountability Office regarding the rule's status.

The Senate recorded this as
On the Motion to Proceed S.J.Res. 198
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 "Medicare Program; Implementation of Prior Authorization for Select Services for the Wasteful and Inappropriate Services Reduction (WISeR) Model".
Result: Motion to Proceed Rejected
Needed a simple majority — more than half of those voting.
Yea: 46Nay: 50Not Voting: 4100 members
PartyYeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat D44001
Independent I2000
Republican R05003
Official record
How each member voted (100)
46 yea, 50 nay, 4 not voting