HR2013Referred to Committee
Medicare Home Health Accessibility Act
Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber4
Passed Both5
Signed into Law119th
Congress
2025-03-10
Introduced
26
Cosponsors
HR
ⓘType
Sponsor
Lloyd Smucker
Republican · PA · Representative
Votes with party: 98.3% (542 recorded votes)
Full profile: /officials/S001199
Source: Congress.gov · FEC
Cosponsors (26)
Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.
- Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA-1)Original· 2025-03-10
- Carol D. Miller (R-WV-1)Original· 2025-03-10
- Donald G. Davis (D-NC-1)Original· 2025-03-10
- John Joyce (R-PA-13)Original· 2025-03-10
- Lloyd Doggett (D-TX-37)Original· 2025-03-10
- Paul Tonko (D-NY-20)Original· 2025-03-10
- Glenn Thompson (R-PA-15)· 2025-03-24
- Rudy Yakym III (R-IN-2)· 2025-04-28
- Mike Carey (R-OH-15)· 2025-05-05
- Mike Kelly (R-PA-16)· 2025-05-20
- W. Gregory Steube (R-FL-17)· 2025-09-17
- Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC)· 2025-09-19
- Gwen Moore (D-WI-4)· 2025-09-23
- Robert J. Wittman (R-VA-1)· 2025-09-26
- Robert P. Bresnahan, Jr. (R-PA-8)· 2025-09-30
- Eugene Simon Vindman (D-VA-7)· 2025-10-03
- Young Kim (R-CA-40)· 2025-10-03
- Brad Sherman (D-CA-32)· 2025-10-28
- Jonathan L. Jackson (D-IL-1)· 2025-10-28
- Sarah McBride (D-DE)· 2025-10-28
- Lateefah Simon (D-CA-12)· 2025-11-10
- Randy K. Weber, Sr. (R-TX-14)· 2025-11-20
- Terri A. Sewell (D-AL-7)· 2025-11-20
- Mark Pocan (D-WI-2)· 2025-12-15
- Seth Moulton (D-MA-6)· 2026-01-30
- Mark B. Messmer (R-IN-8)· 2026-03-26
Latest Action
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Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.
2025-03-10
Source: Congress.gov
Plain-English Summary
Medicare Home Health Accessibility Act This bill allows individuals to receive occupational therapy as a home health service under Medicare without the need for other services. Currently, individuals may only receive occupational therapy as a home health service if they first qualify for home health services based on other needs (e.g., physical therapy).
Plain-English rewrite of the Congressional Research Service summary published on Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed.
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Health
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