Lymphedema Treatment Act
Latest action · Apr 22, 2021 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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.
- IntroducedApr 22, 2021
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Lymphedema Treatment Act
This bill provides for Medicare coverage of lymphedema compression treatment items. Specifically, the bill provides for coverage of (1) standard and custom fitted gradient compression garments that are prescribed by a physician or other specified health care professional to treat lymphedema, and (2) other devices determined to be effective in the prevention or treatment of lymphedema.
Cosponsors 74
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 22, 2021 to Sep 20, 2022; 53 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Alex Padilla | Original | Apr 22, 2021 |
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | Original | Apr 22, 2021 |
| I-ME | Angus S. King Jr. | Original | Apr 22, 2021 |
| D-MD | Benjamin L. Cardin | Original | Apr 22, 2021 |
| D-HI | Brian Schatz | Original | Apr 22, 2021 |
| D-NV | Catherine Cortez Masto | Original | Apr 22, 2021 |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Original | Apr 22, 2021 |
| D-DE | Christopher A. Coons | Original | Apr 22, 2021 |
| R-IA | Chuck Grassley | Original | Apr 22, 2021 |
| R-MS | Cindy Hyde-Smith | Original | Apr 22, 2021 |
| D-NJ | Cory A. Booker | Original | Apr 22, 2021 |
| R-AK | Dan Sullivan | Original | Apr 22, 2021 |
| R-NE | Deb Fischer | Original | Apr 22, 2021 |
| D-MI | Debbie Stabenow | Original | Apr 22, 2021 |
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | Original | Apr 22, 2021 |
| D-MA | Elizabeth Warren | Original | Apr 22, 2021 |
| D-RI | Jack Reed | Original | Apr 22, 2021 |
| D-NV | Jacky Rosen | Original | Apr 22, 2021 |
| R-OK | James Lankford | Original | Apr 22, 2021 |
| R-OK | James M. Inhofe | Original | Apr 22, 2021 |
| D-NH | Jeanne Shaheen | Original | Apr 22, 2021 |
| D-OR | Jeff Merkley | Original | Apr 22, 2021 |
| R-AR | John Boozman | Original | Apr 22, 2021 |
| R-ND | John Hoeven | Original | Apr 22, 2021 |
| D-MT | Jon Tester | Original | Apr 22, 2021 |
| R-IA | Joni Ernst | Original | Apr 22, 2021 |
| I-AZ | Kyrsten Sinema | Original | Apr 22, 2021 |
| R-SC | Lindsey Graham | Original | Apr 22, 2021 |
| R-AK | Lisa Murkowski | Original | Apr 22, 2021 |
| R-FL | Marco Rubio | Original | Apr 22, 2021 |
| D-AZ | Mark Kelly | Original | Apr 22, 2021 |
| D-VA | Mark R. Warner | Original | Apr 22, 2021 |
| D-CO | Michael F. Bennet | Original | Apr 22, 2021 |
| R-SD | Mike Rounds | Original | Apr 22, 2021 |
| D-WA | Patty Murray | Original | Apr 22, 2021 |
| D-CT | Richard Blumenthal | Original | Apr 22, 2021 |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Original | Apr 22, 2021 |
| R-FL | Rick Scott | Original | Apr 22, 2021 |
| D-NJ | Robert Menendez | Original | Apr 22, 2021 |
| D-PA | Robert P. Casey Jr. | Original | Apr 22, 2021 |
| R-MS | Roger F. Wicker | Original | Apr 22, 2021 |
| R-MO | Roy Blunt | Original | Apr 22, 2021 |
| D-RI | Sheldon Whitehouse | Original | Apr 22, 2021 |
| R-WV | Shelley Moore Capito | Original | Apr 22, 2021 |
| D-OH | Sherrod Brown | Original | Apr 22, 2021 |
| R-MT | Steve Daines | Original | Apr 22, 2021 |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | Original | Apr 22, 2021 |
| D-IL | Tammy Duckworth | Original | Apr 22, 2021 |
| R-NC | Thom Tillis | Original | Apr 22, 2021 |
| D-DE | Thomas R. Carper | Original | Apr 22, 2021 |
| R-SC | Tim Scott | Original | Apr 22, 2021 |
| D-MN | Tina Smith | Original | Apr 22, 2021 |
| R-IN | Todd Young | Original | Apr 22, 2021 |
| D-MI | Gary C. Peters | Apr 26, 2021 | |
| R-AR | Tom Cotton | Apr 26, 2021 | |
| R-KS | Roger Marshall | Apr 29, 2021 | |
| D-CT | Christopher Murphy | May 11, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Dianne Feinstein | May 11, 2021 | |
| D-NY | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | May 11, 2021 | |
| D-VT | Patrick J. Leahy | May 11, 2021 | |
| D-NM | Ben Ray Luján | May 20, 2021 | |
| R-KS | Jerry Moran | May 20, 2021 | |
| D-NM | Martin Heinrich | Jun 14, 2021 | |
| D-GA | Raphael G. Warnock | Jun 22, 2021 | |
| R-ND | Kevin Cramer | Jul 19, 2021 | |
| D-HI | Mazie K. Hirono | Sep 23, 2021 | |
| R-MO | Josh Hawley | Sep 29, 2021 | |
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | Oct 26, 2021 | |
| D-GA | Jon Ossoff | Dec 17, 2021 | |
| R-LA | Bill Cassidy | Jan 11, 2022 | |
| D-NH | Margaret Wood Hassan | Jan 11, 2022 | |
| D-CO | John W. Hickenlooper | Feb 2, 2022 | |
| R-ME | Susan M. Collins | Apr 26, 2022 | |
| D-NY | Charles E. Schumer | Sep 20, 2022 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Finance Committee | Referred Apr 22, 2021 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 22, 2021Introduced in Senate
- Apr 22, 2021Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 3630 | Lymphedema Treatment Act | Identical bill | Nov 17, 2022 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage of certain lymphedema compression treatment items under the Medicare program.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Lymphedema Treatment Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 22, 2021Introduced in Senate
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