Improving Home Dialysis Act of 2026
Latest action · May 21, 2026 Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 28 - 13.
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.
- IntroducedMay 19, 2026
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Improving Home Dialysis Act of 2026
This bill provides for Medicare coverage of staff-assisted home dialysis respite care and renal mental health services that are furnished at the home of a beneficiary with end-stage renal disease.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 23, 2026 to Jul 20, 2026.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-VA | Robert J. Wittman | Jun 23, 2026 | |
| R-NE | Mike Flood | Jul 20, 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 May 19, 2026 |
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred May 19, 2026Markup May 21, 2026 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 21, 2026Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- May 21, 2026Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 28 - 13.
- May 19, 2026Introduced in House
- May 19, 2026Referred 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. 172, no. 85, May 19, 2026, page H3628.
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 include certain additional services as self-care home dialysis support services under the Medicare program.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Improving Home Dialysis Act of 2026
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 19, 2026Introduced 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.
