Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services should halt the pilot program and should not jeopardize seniors’ access to critical health care by utilizing artificial intelligence to determine Medicare coverage.
Latest action (10 Sep 2025): Introduced
What this bill does
H.Res. 694 is a nonbinding resolution stating the House's view that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) should not use artificial intelligence to decide whether Medicare will cover patients' medical procedures. The resolution refers to a pilot program CMS announced on June 27, 2025, under which CMS would contract with for-profit companies to use "enhanced technologies," including AI, to help evaluate coverage decisions for certain services. The resolution calls on CMS to halt that pilot program.
The resolution primarily addresses CMS, the federal agency that administers Medicare, and by extension affects Medicare beneficiaries—mainly seniors and other eligible individuals—whose access to covered health care services could be influenced by how coverage determinations are made. It also implicitly concerns the for-profit companies CMS was planning to contract with under the pilot program.
As a simple House resolution, H.Res. 694 would not become law and would not itself have binding legal effect, even if the full House passed it; it expresses the House's opinion rather than changing any statute or regulation. The bill was introduced on September 10, 2025, and referred to the Committees on Ways and Means and Energy and Commerce. No further action has occurred; next steps would depend on whether either committee takes it up and whether it is brought to a vote on the House floor.
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Official summary
This resolution is in the first stage of the legislative process. It was introduced into Congress on September 10, 2025. It will typically be considered by committee next before it is possibly sent on to the House or Senate as a whole.
Common questions
- What does H.Res. 694 do?
- H.Res. 694 is a nonbinding resolution stating the House's view that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) should not use artificial intelligence to decide whether Medicare will cover patients' medical procedures. The resolution refers to a pilot program CMS announced on June 27, 2025, under which CMS would contract with for-profit companies to use "enhanced technologies," including AI, to help evaluate coverage decisions for certain services. The resolution calls on CMS to halt that pilot program. The resolution primarily addresses CMS, the federal agency that administers Medicare, and by extension affects Medicare beneficiaries—mainly seniors and other eligible individuals—whose access to covered health care services could be influenced by how coverage determinations are made. It also implicitly concerns the for-profit companies CMS was planning to contract with under the pilot program. As a simple House resolution, H.Res. 694 would not become law and would not itself have binding legal effect, even if the full House passed it; it expresses the House's opinion rather than changing any statute or regulation. The bill was introduced on September 10, 2025, and referred to the Committees on Ways and Means and Energy and Commerce. No further action has occurred; next steps would depend on whether either committee takes it up and whether it is brought to a vote on the House floor.
- Has H.Res. 694 become law?
- Not yet. As of 10 Sep 2025, H.Res. 694 is introduced.
- Who sponsored H.Res. 694?
- H.Res. 694 was sponsored by Rep. Greg Landsman [D-OH1] (Democrat-OH), with 3 cosponsors.
- What's the latest action on H.Res. 694?
- Introduced (10 Sep 2025).
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