US HB2293 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress

US Congress House Bill 2293 (Prior Session Legislation)

Status

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on April 12 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-04-15 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Excludes specified wheelchairs and associated accessories from Medicare's competitive acquisition program (in which rates are set through a competitive bidding program rather than by an established fee schedule).

Title

Protecting Access to Wheelchairs Act

Sponsors

Rep. John Larson [D-CT]	Rep. Lee Zeldin [R-NY]	Rep. Elise Stefanik [R-NY]	Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick [R-PA]
Rep. Brian Higgins [D-NY]	Rep. Paul Tonko [D-NY]	Rep. Mike Kelly [R-PA]	Rep. Tom Emmer [R-MN]
Rep. Bobby Rush [D-IL]	Rep. Yvette Clarke [D-NY]	Rep. James Langevin [D-RI]	Rep. Eric Swalwell [D-CA]
Rep. Pramila Jayapal [D-WA]	Rep. Albio Sires [D-NJ]	Rep. Gerald Connolly [D-VA]	Rep. C.A. Ruppersberger [D-MD]
Rep. Peter DeFazio [D-OR]	Rep. Gregory Meeks [D-NY]	Rep. David Loebsack [D-IA]	Rep. Peter King [R-NY]
Rep. Adriano Espaillat [D-NY]	Rep. Suzanne Bonamici [D-OR]	Rep. Kathleen Rice [D-NY]	Rep. Bill Posey [R-FL]
Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]	Rep. Bill Johnson [R-OH]	Rep. Tom Cole [R-OK]	Rep. David Joyce [R-OH]
Rep. Peter Visclosky [D-IN]	Rep. Mike Bost [R-IL]	Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers [R-WA]	Sen. Ted Budd [R-NC]
Rep. Harley Rouda [D-CA]	Rep. Michael Turner [R-OH]	Rep. Jim Jordan [R-OH]	Rep. Guy Reschenthaler [R-PA]
Rep. Bob Gibbs [R-OH]	Rep. Steve King [R-IA]	Rep. David Price [D-NC]	Rep. Doug LaMalfa [R-CA]
Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard [D-CA]	Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer [R-MO]	Rep. Anthony Gonzalez [R-OH]	Rep. Chellie Pingree [D-ME]
Rep. Glenn Thompson [R-PA]	Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL]	Rep. Trent Kelly [R-MS]	Rep. Abby Finkenauer [D-IA]
Rep. Frank Lucas [R-OK]	Rep. Anthony Brindisi [D-NY]	Rep. Ed Perlmutter [D-CO]	Rep. Suzanne Lee [D-NV]
Rep. Charlie Crist [D-FL]	Rep. Greg Gianforte [R-MT]	Rep. Jason Crow [D-CO]	Rep. Joseph Morelle [D-NY]
Rep. Gus Bilirakis [R-FL]	Rep. Theodore Deutch [D-FL]	Rep. Steve Watkins [R-KS]	Rep. Dina Titus [D-NV]
Rep. Judy Chu [D-CA]	Rep. Robert Latta [R-OH]	Rep. Ilhan Omar [D-MN]	Rep. Jamie Raskin [D-MD]
Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA]	Rep. Mark Pocan [D-WI]	Rep. Ruben Gallego [D-AZ]	Rep. Joseph Kennedy [D-MA]
Rep. Paul Mitchell [R-MI]	Rep. Sean Maloney [D-NY]	Rep. Chris Collins [R-NY]	Rep. Mike Levin [D-CA]
Rep. Jeff Fortenberry [R-NE]	Rep. Tom Reed [R-NY]	Rep. Dean Phillips [D-MN]	Rep. Fred Keller [R-PA]
Rep. Michael Doyle [D-PA]	Rep. Dan Meuser [R-PA]	Rep. Andy Levin [D-MI]	Rep. Andy Kim [D-NJ]
Rep. Grace Napolitano [D-CA]	Rep. Christopher Pappas [D-NH]	Rep. Kevin Hern [R-OK]	Rep. Susan Wild [D-PA]
Rep. Al Lawson [D-FL]	Sen. Peter Welch [D-VT]	Rep. Cindy Axne [D-IA]	Rep. John Katko [R-NY]

History

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-04-15	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2019-04-12	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2019-04-12	House	Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2019-04-12	House	Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2019-04-12	House	Introduced in House

Same As/Similar To

HB3416 (Related) 2019-06-24 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
HB3429 (Related) 2020-12-07 - Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 116-620, Part I.
HB1865 (Related) 2019-12-20 - Became Public Law No: 116-94. (TXT | PDF)