2023-2024 Regular SessionUS Congress Legislature

HB5526: Seniors’ Access to Critical Medications Act of 2024

Legislative Summary

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to clarify the application of the in-office ancillary services exception to the physician self-referral prohibition for drugs furnished under the Medicare program.

Bill History

9/18/2023
Introduced in House
House of Representatives
9/18/2023
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.
House of Representatives
9/22/2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
House of Representatives
3/12/2024
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
House of Representatives
3/12/2024
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by the Yeas and Nays: 19 - 6.
House of Representatives
6/12/2024
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
House of Representatives
6/12/2024
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 41 - 0.
House of Representatives
9/19/2024
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 118-691, Part I.
House of Representatives
9/19/2024
Committee on Ways and Means discharged.
House of Representatives
9/19/2024
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 585.
House of Representatives
9/23/2024
Mr. Bucshon moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
House of Representatives
9/23/2024
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5587-5588)
House of Representatives
9/23/2024
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5526.
House of Representatives
9/23/2024
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5587)
House of Representatives
9/23/2024
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
House of Representatives
9/23/2024
The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
House of Representatives
9/24/2024
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Senate

Status Information

Current Status
Engrossed(9/24/2024)
Chamber
Senate
Committee
Finance(Senate)

Sponsors

Republican: 41
Democrat: 29

Co-Sponsors (69)

Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Democrat
Charles Fleischmann
Republican
Donald Davis
Democrat
Mariannette Miller-Meeks
Republican
Troy Balderson
Republican
Bill Johnson
Republican
Richard Hudson
Republican
Lisa Rochester
Democrat
Nick LaLota
Republican
Raul Ruiz
Democrat
Earl Carter
Republican
Darren Soto
Democrat
Terri Sewell
Democrat
Steve Cohen
Democrat
Jill Tokuda
Democrat
Dan Crenshaw
Republican
Gus Bilirakis
Republican
John Joyce
Republican
Chellie Pingree
Democrat
Marie Gluesenkamp Perez
Democrat
Jeff Van Drew
Republican
August Pfluger
Republican
Christopher Pappas
Democrat
Drew Ferguson
Republican
Darin LaHood
Republican
Ann Kuster
Democrat
Neal Dunn
Republican
Jason Crow
Democrat
Larry Bucshon
Republican
Michael Burgess
Republican
Robert Latta
Republican
Jared Golden
Democrat
Carol Miller
Republican
Raja Krishnamoorthi
Democrat
John Rutherford
Republican
Jay Obernolte
Republican
Tracey Mann
Republican
Scott DesJarlais
Republican
Don Bacon
Republican
Troy Nehls
Republican
Nikki Budzinski
Democrat
David Kustoff
Republican
Abigail Spanberger
Democrat
Josh Gottheimer
Democrat
Yadira Caraveo
Democrat
Morgan Griffith
Republican
Bradley Schneider
Democrat
Jeff Jackson
Democrat
Matthew Cartwright
Democrat
Nicholas Langworthy
Republican
Greg Murphy
Republican
Paul Tonko
Democrat
Jeff Duncan
Republican
Anthony D'Esposito
Republican
Brandon Williams
Republican
David Rouzer
Republican
Mark Green
Republican
Nicole Malliotakis
Republican
Randy Weber
Republican
Tom Tiffany
Republican
Dina Titus
Democrat
Elizabeth Fletcher
Democrat
Deborah Ross
Democrat
Colin Allred
Democrat
John Carter
Republican
Marilyn Strickland
Democrat
Nathaniel Moran
Republican
Ron Estes
Republican
Dean Phillips
Democrat

Documents

Engrossed
Bill Text9/24/2024112.0 KB
Introduced
Bill Text9/20/2024236.9 KB
Introduced
Bill Text9/20/2023226.0 KB