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Official Titles

Official Titles - House of Representatives

Official Title as Introduced

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to exclude ventilators from competitive acquisition programs under the Medicare program for 5years, and for other purposes.


Actions Overview (1)

Date Actions Overview
10/31/2019Introduced in House

All Actions (4)

Date All Actions
11/01/2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Action By: Committee on Energy and Commerce
10/31/2019Referred 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.
Action By: House of Representatives
10/31/2019Referred 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.
Action By: House of Representatives
10/31/2019Introduced in House
Action By: House of Representatives

Cosponsors (59)

* = Original cosponsor
CosponsorDate Cosponsored
Rep. Welch, Peter [D-VT-At Large]* 10/31/2019
Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12]* 10/31/2019
Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9]* 10/31/2019
Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1]* 10/31/2019
Rep. Reed, Tom [R-NY-23] 11/08/2019
Rep. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] 11/08/2019
Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5] 11/08/2019
Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] 11/08/2019
Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-16] 11/08/2019
Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-27] 11/08/2019
Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] 11/08/2019
Rep. Hollingsworth, Trey [R-IN-9] 11/12/2019
Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-15] 11/12/2019
Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] 11/13/2019
Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] 11/13/2019
Rep. Fletcher, Lizzie [D-TX-7] 11/15/2019
Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3] 11/15/2019
Rep. Wild, Susan [D-PA-7] 11/15/2019
Rep. Cole, Tom [R-OK-4] 11/19/2019
Rep. Bucshon, Larry [R-IN-8] 11/19/2019
Rep. Bishop, Dan [R-NC-9] 11/19/2019
Rep. Katko, John [R-NY-24] 11/22/2019
Rep. Guthrie, Brett [R-KY-2] 11/22/2019
Rep. Brindisi, Anthony [D-NY-22] 12/04/2019
Rep. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE-At Large] 12/04/2019
Rep. Lamb, Conor [D-PA-17] 12/05/2019
Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-32] 12/10/2019
Rep. Reschenthaler, Guy [R-PA-14] 12/13/2019
Rep. Westerman, Bruce [R-AR-4] 12/13/2019
Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21] 12/13/2019
Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1] 12/17/2019
Rep. Scott, Austin [R-GA-8] 12/17/2019
Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] 12/19/2019
Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6] 12/19/2019
Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2] 01/07/2020
Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] 01/08/2020
Rep. Finkenauer, Abby [D-IA-1] 01/13/2020
Rep. Cisneros, Gilbert Ray, Jr. [D-CA-39] 01/13/2020
Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3] 01/13/2020
Rep. Stivers, Steve [R-OH-15] 01/15/2020
Rep. Morelle, Joseph D. [D-NY-25] 01/15/2020
Rep. Crow, Jason [D-CO-6] 01/28/2020
Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-16] 02/04/2020
Rep. Delgado, Antonio [D-NY-19] 02/10/2020
Rep. Horn, Kendra S. [D-OK-5] 02/10/2020
Rep. Davis, Rodney [R-IL-13] 02/10/2020
Rep. Graves, Garret [R-LA-6] 02/21/2020
Rep. Maloney, Sean Patrick [D-NY-18] 02/21/2020
Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-33] 02/25/2020
Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] 02/25/2020
Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4] 02/28/2020
Rep. Rutherford, John H. [R-FL-4] 02/28/2020
Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] 03/09/2020
Rep. Higgins, Clay [R-LA-3] 03/11/2020
Rep. Allred, Colin Z. [D-TX-32] 03/11/2020
Rep. Roe, David P. [R-TN-1] 05/01/2020
Rep. Marshall, Roger W. [R-KS-1] 05/01/2020
Rep. King, Steve [R-IA-4] 06/15/2020
Rep. Phillips, Dean [D-MN-3] 10/23/2020

Committees (2)

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Committee / Subcommittee Date Activity Reports
House Energy and Commerce10/31/2019 Referred to
House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health11/01/2019 Referred to
House Ways and Means10/31/2019 Referred to

As of 12/11/2020 no related bill information has been received for H.R.4945 - Safeguarding Medicare Access to Respiratory Therapy Act of 2019


Latest Summary (1)

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Introduced in House (10/31/2019)

Safeguarding Medicare Access to Respiratory Therapy Act of 2019

This bill establishes certain requirements relating to Medicare coverage of ventilators.

Specifically, the bill (1) excludes ventilators and other covered respiratory items, as specified, from Medicare's competitive acquisition program (in which rates are set through a competitive bidding program rather than by an established fee schedule); and (2) requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to establish a technical expert panel to review, and make recommendations regarding, national coverage determinations with respect to Medicare coverage of ventilators and other specified respiratory devices.