S. 3204 · Where this bill is now
In committee
Introduced in the Senate, Nov 19, 2025
What this bill does
In plain words · AI-written from the official summaryTracks preventive health spending in budget estimates
When Congress asks for it, this bill requires the Congressional Budget Office (CBO)—the agency that estimates how much laws will cost—to look ahead and check if a proposed law would save money long-term through preventive health care. Preventive health care means actions that keep people healthy and prevent disease rather than just treating illness after it happens. If the CBO finds that a law would save money this way, they have to report those savings and explain their reasoning.
How it affects you
This doesn't directly change anything in your life or healthcare. It's mainly about how Congress does its accounting when considering new laws. The information CBO provides would be extra background for lawmakers to consider, but it wouldn't automatically change whether a law passes or how the government enforces its budget rules.
Read the official summary (Introduced in Senate, Nov 19, 2025)
Preventive Health Savings Act
This bill requires the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), upon receiving a request from Congress, to determine if proposed legislation would reduce spending outside of the 10-year budget window through the use of preventive health care.
Under the bill, the term preventive health care generally refers to an action that focuses on the health of the public, individuals, and defined populations in order to protect, promote, and maintain health and wellness and prevent disease, disability, and premature death.
If CBO determines that the proposed legislation would result in net reductions in budget outlays from the use of preventive health care, any CBO projection regarding the legislation must include (1) a description and estimate of the reductions in outlays, and (2) a description of the basis for these conclusions.
Any estimate provided by CBO pursuant to this bill must be used as a supplementary estimate and may not be used to determine compliance with the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 or any other budgetary enforcement controls.
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. 3204
A BILL
Preventive Health Savings Act
Sponsor: Sen. Angus S., Jr. King (I-ME) · Introduced Nov 19, 2025 · Economics and Public Finance · 1 version of the text
Sources: Congress.gov actions and votes · bill text from GovInfo · latest official action Nov 19, 2025: “Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Budget.”