COMPLETE Care Act
Latest action · Mar 31, 2025 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.
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.
- IntroducedMar 31, 2025
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Connecting Our Medical Providers with Links to Expand Tailored and Effective Care or the COMPLETE Care Act
This bill increases payments and establishes certain requirements to support integrated behavioral health services under Medicare.
Specifically, the bill increases payments for integrated behavioral health services that are provided by physicians under Medicare for 2027-2029, with payments increased by 175% in 2027, 150% in 2028, and 125% in 2029.
The bill provides funds for FY2025-FY2029 for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to contract with entities to provide technical assistance to primary care practices that want to adopt models for behavioral health integration.
Cosponsors 32
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 31, 2025 to Sep 15, 2026; 5 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-TX | August Pfluger | Original | Mar 31, 2025 |
| D-TX | Lizzie Fletcher | Original | Mar 31, 2025 |
| R-OH | Mike Carey | Original | Mar 31, 2025 |
| D-NV | Steven Horsford | Original | Mar 31, 2025 |
| D-NY | Thomas R. Suozzi | Original | Mar 31, 2025 |
| R-NE | Don Bacon | Apr 2, 2025 | |
| D-AL | Terri A. Sewell | Apr 7, 2025 | |
| D-VT | Becca Balint | Apr 17, 2025 | |
| D-NY | Paul Tonko | Apr 17, 2025 | |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Apr 28, 2025 | |
| R-CA | Jay Obernolte | Apr 28, 2025 | |
| R-CO | Gabe Evans | Apr 29, 2025 | |
| D-NJ | Jefferson Van Drew | May 5, 2025 | |
| R-PA | John Joyce | May 5, 2025 | |
| D-NJ | Herbert C. Conaway, Jr. | May 7, 2025 | |
| D-NC | Deborah K. Ross | May 13, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Josh Harder | May 29, 2025 | |
| R-WV | Carol D. Miller | Jun 4, 2025 | |
| D-IL | Nikki Budzinski | Jun 4, 2025 | |
| R-FL | Gus M. Bilirakis | Jun 23, 2025 | |
| R-OH | Troy Balderson | Jul 23, 2025 | |
| D-FL | Darren Soto | Jul 25, 2025 | |
| D-VA | Eugene Simon Vindman | Jul 29, 2025 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Oct 10, 2025 | |
| D-NM | Gabe Vasquez | Oct 10, 2025 | |
| D-MD | Jamie Raskin | Oct 10, 2025 | |
| D-NY | Laura Gillen | Oct 10, 2025 | |
| D-CO | Brittany Pettersen | Mar 5, 2026 | |
| R-TX | Nathaniel Moran | May 19, 2026 | |
| R-NY | Claudia Tenney | May 20, 2026 | |
| R-NY | Nicholas A. Langworthy | Jul 9, 2026 | |
| R-TN | David Kustoff | Sep 15, 2026 |
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 Mar 31, 2025 |
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Mar 31, 2025 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 31, 2025Introduced in House
- Mar 31, 2025Referred 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.
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. 171, no. 57, March 31, 2025, page H1375.
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| RS21852 | The United Arab Emirates (UAE): Issues for U.S. Policy | Report | Sep 30, 2026 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 931 | COMPLETE Care Act | Identical bill | Mar 11, 2025 |
Titles 3
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 incentives for behavioral health integration.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- COMPLETE Care Act
- Connecting Our Medical Providers with Links to Expand Tailored and Effective Care
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 31, 2025Introduced 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.
