H.R. 751 · Where this bill is now
In committee
Introduced in the House, sent to the Committee on the Budget, Jan 28, 2025
What this bill does
In plain words · AI-written from the official summaryFormalizes health advisor panel for budget office
Right now, the Congressional Budget Office has a panel of health experts who advise on healthcare costs and analysis, but there's no official law backing it up. This bill would create that legal authority and set up clear rules: the panel would have 15 members serving three-year terms, with leadership from the House and Senate budget committees and the CBO director each picking three members. It also requires the panel to report publicly to Congress about what advice they give and how it actually gets used.
How it affects you
This doesn't directly change anything in your daily life. It's mostly about making the internal structure of Congress's budget office more official and transparent. If you care about how Congress analyzes healthcare costs and policy, you'd be able to see a public report about the panel's role in that work.
Read the official summary (Introduced in House, Jan 28, 2025)
Healthy Equipping And Lending Technical Help Panel Act or the HEALTH Panel Act
This bill provides statutory authority for the Panel of Health Advisors within the Congressional Budget Office (CBO). The panel provides expertise and recommendations to the CBO to support its analysis and cost estimates relating to health and healthcare.
The bill requires the panel to report to the House and Senate Budget Committees on the recommendations the panel provided to the CBO and how the CBO utilized such recommendations. The CBO must publish this report on its website.
The bill also requires the panel to consist of 15 members serving three-year terms. The respective chairs and ranking minority members of the House and Senate Budget Committees, and the director of the CBO, must each appoint three members to the panel.
Written by AI (Claude) using only the official summary by the Congressional Research Service, the Library of Congress’s nonpartisan research staff. It can miss nuance, so check the official summary and the bill text for details.
1st SessionH. R. 751
A BILL
HEALTH Panel Act
Sponsor: Rep. Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA-1) · Introduced Jan 28, 2025 · Health · 1 version of the text
Sources: Congress.gov actions and votes · bill text from GovInfo · latest official action Jan 28, 2025: “Referred to the House Committee on the Budget.”