S. 2997 · 119th Congress
Right to Override Act
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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.
What it does: CRS 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 the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Right to Override Act
Latest action (Oct 9, 2025): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Policy area: Health · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Oct 9, 2025
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.