HR 6545 · 118th Congress 2023–2025, ended

Physician Fee Schedule Update and Improvements Act

Introduced Dec 1, 2023 Originated House Sponsor Mariannette Miller-Meeks R-IA

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Latest action · Dec 17, 2024 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.

  1. IntroducedDec 1, 2023
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Cosponsors 19

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Dec 1, 2023 to Sep 6, 2024; 9 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-CAAmi BeraOriginalDec 1, 2023
R-OHBrad R. WenstrupOriginalDec 1, 2023
R-NCGregory F. MurphyOriginalDec 1, 2023
D-WAKim SchrierOriginalDec 1, 2023
R-INLarry BucshonOriginalDec 1, 2023
R-TXMichael C. BurgessOriginalDec 1, 2023
D-CARaul RuizOriginalDec 1, 2023
D-ILRobin L. KellyOriginalDec 1, 2023
D-CATony CárdenasOriginalDec 1, 2023
R-NCRichard HudsonDec 4, 2023
R-PAJohn JoyceDec 5, 2023
D-NCDonald G. DavisDec 6, 2023
R-PAGuy ReschenthalerDec 11, 2023
R-KSRon EstesJan 9, 2024
R-ORCliff BentzMay 15, 2024
D-FLDarren SotoJun 3, 2024
D-NJDonald NorcrossJun 4, 2024
D-COYadira CaraveoJun 11, 2024
R-NYNick LaLotaSep 6, 2024

Committees 2

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseEnergy and Commerce Committee
Referred Dec 1, 2023Markup Dec 5, 2023Markup Dec 6, 2023
HouseWays and Means Committee
Referred Dec 1, 2023
Health Subcommittee
Referred Dec 17, 2024

Actions 6

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Dec 17, 2024Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  2. Dec 6, 2023Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  3. Dec 6, 2023Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 46 - 0.
  4. Dec 5, 2023Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  5. Dec 1, 2023Introduced in House
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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.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
HouseDebate and remarks H182John Joyce R-PAJan 17, 2024

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

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article 1, Section 8 The single subject of this legislation is: To update the physician fee schedule under Medicare.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 169, no. 198, December 1, 2023, page H6080.

Printed hearings 2

Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.

NumberHearingCommitteeHeld
S. Hrg. 118-804RURAL HEALTH CARE: SUPPORTING LIVES AND IMPROVING COMMUNITIES240 pagesFinance CommitteeMay 16, 2024
S. Hrg. 118-781BOLSTERING CHRONIC CARE THROUGH MEDICARE PHYSICIAN PAYMENT290 pagesFinance CommitteeApr 11, 2024

Related bills 2

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 4935Physician Fee Stabilization ActRelated billAug 1, 2024
HR 6369To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to extend incentive payments for participation in eligible alternative payment models.Related billDec 17, 2024

Titles 2

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 make improvements to the physician fee schedule under the Medicare program.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
Physician Fee Schedule Update and Improvements Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Dec 1, 2023Introduced in House

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