To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide coverage for wigs as durable medical equipment under the Medicare program, and for other purposes.
Latest action · Jun 20, 2019 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJun 19, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
This bill includes medically necessary cranial prostheses (e.g., wigs) as covered durable medical equipment under the Medicare program.
Cosponsors 32
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 19, 2019 to Oct 16, 2020; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-AZ | David Schweikert | Original | Jun 19, 2019 |
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | Jun 25, 2019 | |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Jun 25, 2019 | |
| D-MD | Jamie Raskin | Jun 25, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Ted Lieu | Jul 9, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Mark DeSaulnier | Jul 24, 2019 | |
| D-WI | Mark Pocan | Aug 20, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Jared Huffman | Sep 6, 2019 | |
| R-FL | Brian J. Mast | Sep 11, 2019 | |
| D-MI | Haley M. Stevens | Sep 11, 2019 | |
| R-NY | John Katko | Sep 12, 2019 | |
| D-WI | Ron Kind | Sep 18, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Pete Aguilar | Oct 11, 2019 | |
| D-MN | Ilhan Omar | Dec 4, 2019 | |
| R-WA | Jaime Herrera Beutler | Dec 4, 2019 | |
| R-PR | Jenniffer González-Colón | Jan 7, 2020 | |
| D-CA | Mike Thompson | Jan 7, 2020 | |
| D-MA | Ayanna Pressley | Jan 17, 2020 | |
| D-MN | Dean Phillips | Jan 24, 2020 | |
| D-OK | Kendra S. Horn | Jan 24, 2020 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Jan 27, 2020 | |
| D-IL | Bradley Scott Schneider | Feb 10, 2020 | |
| D-CA | Brad Sherman | Feb 25, 2020 | |
| D-PA | Susan Wild | Feb 25, 2020 | |
| D-MA | Joseph P. Kennedy III | Feb 28, 2020 | |
| D-CA | Ro Khanna | May 8, 2020 | |
| D-CA | Susan A. Davis | May 8, 2020 | |
| D-OH | Joyce Beatty | Jun 8, 2020 | |
| D-MA | Stephen F. Lynch | Jun 18, 2020 | |
| D-FL | Donna E. Shalala | Aug 7, 2020 | |
| D-MI | Andy Levin | Sep 22, 2020 | |
| D-CA | Josh Harder | Oct 16, 2020 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Jun 19, 2019 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Jun 20, 2019 | |
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Jun 19, 2019 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 20, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Jun 19, 2019Introduced in House
- Jun 19, 2019Referred 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.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Lists H4918H.R. 3332–3350 | — | Jun 19, 2019 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 103, June 19, 2019, page H4918.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 116-57 | MEMBER DAY HEARING208 pages | Energy and Commerce Committee | Jul 25, 2019 |
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2633 | A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide coverage for wigs as durable medical equipment under the Medicare program, and for other purposes. | Identical bill | Oct 17, 2019 |
| HR 2925 | To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide coverage for wigs as durable medical equipment under the Medicare program, and for other purposes. | Reintroduction of | Jun 26, 2017 |
| HR 5430 | To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide coverage for wigs as durable medical equipment under the Medicare program, and for other purposes. | Reintroduced Bill | Oct 1, 2021 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide coverage for wigs as durable medical equipment under the Medicare program, and for other purposes.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 19, 2019Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
