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HR 2771 116th Congress House

Protecting HOME Act of 2019

Official title: To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to revise regulations with respect to payment rates for durable medical equipment under the Medicare program, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 9, 2019 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed Senate
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Became law
May 16, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 15, 2019
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.
May 15, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 16, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Protecting Home Oxygen and Medical Equipment Act of 2019 or the Protecting HOME Act of 2019

This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to apply specified payment adjustments for durable medical equipment under Medicare. The bill also excludes the creation of separate payment classes and monthly payment rates for oxygen items under Medicare from certain budget neutrality requirements.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 69
All 69 Democratic 10 Republican 29
Palazzo, Steven
· Oct 30, 2020
SENSENBRENNER, F.
· Sep 29, 2020
Bishop, Dan
· Sep 15, 2020
 R
Tiffany, Thomas P.
Wisconsin · Sep 15, 2020
 R
Balderson, Troy
Ohio · Sep 4, 2020
 R
Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Sep 4, 2020
 R
Latta, Robert E.
Ohio · Sep 4, 2020
O'Halleran, Tom
· Sep 4, 2020
 D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · Mar 9, 2020
Graves, Garret
· Feb 25, 2020
 R
Griffith, H. Morgan
Virginia · Feb 6, 2020
 R
Bergman, Jack
Michigan · Dec 19, 2019
 D
Pappas, Chris
New Hampshire · Dec 17, 2019
 R
Scott, Austin
Georgia · Dec 17, 2019
Butterfield, G. K.
· Dec 16, 2019
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Dec 5, 2019
Cook, Paul
· Dec 4, 2019
 R
Guest, Michael
Mississippi · Nov 15, 2019
Mitchell, Paul
· Nov 14, 2019
 R
Moolenaar, John R.
Michigan · Nov 13, 2019
Brooks, Mo
· Nov 12, 2019
 R
Graves, Sam
Missouri · Nov 12, 2019
Levin, Andy
· Oct 30, 2019
 R
Huizenga, Bill
Michigan · Oct 29, 2019
 R
Gooden, Lance
Texas · Oct 18, 2019
Heck, Denny
· Oct 17, 2019
 R
Wittman, Robert J.
Virginia · Oct 17, 2019
 R
Higgins, Clay
Louisiana · Oct 16, 2019
Pence, Greg
· Oct 15, 2019
 D
Suozzi, Thomas R.
New York · Oct 11, 2019
 D
Sewell, Terri A.
Alabama · Oct 4, 2019
Reed, Tom
· Sep 27, 2019
 R
Rouzer, David
North Carolina · Sep 26, 2019
THORNBERRY, WILLIAM
· Sep 26, 2019
Keller, Fred
· Sep 25, 2019
 D
Crow, Jason
Colorado · Sep 24, 2019
 R
Guthrie, Brett
Kentucky · Sep 24, 2019
Gallagher, Mike
· Sep 17, 2019
Bucshon, Larry
· Sep 10, 2019
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Sep 9, 2019
 R
Curtis, John R.
Utah · Aug 27, 2019
Roe, David
· Aug 27, 2019
Perlmutter, Ed
· Jul 24, 2019
Collins, Chris
· Jun 25, 2019
 R
Miller, Carol D.
West Virginia · Jun 25, 2019
 R
Reschenthaler, Guy
Pennsylvania · Jun 25, 2019
 D
Titus, Dina
Nevada · Jun 25, 2019
Duffy, Sean
· Jun 19, 2019
 R
Bilirakis, Gus M.
Florida · Jun 18, 2019
King, Steve
· Jun 13, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2771: Protecting HOME Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2771/
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"H.R. 2771: Protecting HOME Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2771/.
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H.R. 2771, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2771/.
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