S. 2997 · Where this bill is now
In committee
Introduced in the Senate, Oct 9, 2025
What this bill does
In plain words · AI-written from the official summaryLets healthcare workers override AI recommendations
This bill would require hospitals, health plans, and other healthcare employers to let their doctors, nurses, and other healthcare professionals override recommendations made by artificial intelligence systems. These employers would have to create policies allowing this, train their staff on these systems, and set up a committee to oversee them. The bill also protects healthcare workers from being punished or fired if they override the AI in accordance with these policies.
How it affects you
Healthcare workers would gain the right to use their own judgment and experience instead of always following what an AI system recommends, and they'd be protected from retaliation if they do. Patients could benefit indirectly, since doctors and nurses wouldn't be forced to follow AI outputs they believe are wrong. If employers violate these rules, the federal government and employees themselves can take legal action.
Read the official summary (Introduced in Senate, Oct 9, 2025)
Right to Override Act
This bill requires employers of health care professionals to allow such professionals to override artificial intelligence clinical decision support systems. It also prohibits employers from retaliating against those who override these systems.
The bill defines artificial intelligence clinical decision support systems as technology that supports decision-making through the use of algorithms or models that are based on clinical practice guidelines or training data and that produces predictions, recommendations, evaluations, or analysis .
Health care facilities, health plans, and other entities (including government entities) that employ health care professionals and use these systems must adopt policies that allow health care professionals to use their independent judgment to override outputs from these systems. Such entities must also provide training and establish a committee to advise the entity on these systems. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) must enforce these requirements, including by imposing civil penalties for violations.
Also, the bill prohibits these employers from taking adverse employment actions, discriminating, or retaliating against those who override these systems in accordance with employer policies. The Department of Labor must enforce these protections, which may include civil penalties specified in the bill. Individuals alleging violations of these protections may (1) submit an administrative complaint to Labor, or (2) commence a civil action. State programs receiving federal funds do not have immunity regarding such civil actions brought by employees.
States may also bring civil actions against employers for violating the bill’s requirements upon notice to HHS or Labor, as appropriate.
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 SessionS. 2997
A BILL
Right to Override Act
Sponsor: Sen. Edward J. Markey (D-MA) · Introduced Oct 9, 2025 · Health · 1 version of the text
Sources: Congress.gov actions and votes · bill text from GovInfo · latest official action Oct 9, 2025: “Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.”