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HR 5534 116th Congress House

Comprehensive Immunosuppressive Drug Coverage for Kidney Transplant Patients Act of 2020

Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for extended months of Medicare coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for kidney transplant patients, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 25, 2020 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 11 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 24, 2020
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 570.
Dec 24, 2020
Committee on Ways and Means discharged.
Dec 24, 2020
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 116-687, Part I.
Jul 15, 2020
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Jul 15, 2020
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Mar 11, 2020
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote .
Mar 11, 2020
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jan 8, 2020
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Dec 24, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Dec 23, 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.
Dec 23, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Latest action December 24, 2020

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 570.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Comprehensive Immunosuppressive Drug Coverage for Kidney Transplant Patients Act of 2020

This bill indefinitely extends Medicare coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for kidney transplant recipients for individuals who do not have other coverage. Under current law, Medicare coverage is limited to 36 months following a transplant.

The Government Accountability Office must report on the bill's implementation.

 Bill text 2 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 89
All 89 Democratic 39 Republican 17
D
DelBene, Suzan K.
Washington · Dec 3, 2020
 D
Green, Al
Texas · Nov 18, 2020
HASTINGS, ALCEE
· Nov 18, 2020
 R
Miller, Carol D.
West Virginia · Nov 18, 2020
 R
Van Drew, Jefferson
New Jersey · Nov 18, 2020
JOHNSON, EDDIE
· Oct 23, 2020
 D
Underwood, Lauren
Illinois · Oct 23, 2020
 R
Baird, James R.
Indiana · Oct 16, 2020
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Oct 16, 2020
Richmond, Cedric
· Oct 16, 2020
 D
Sewell, Terri A.
Alabama · Oct 16, 2020
 D
Aguilar, Pete
California · Oct 9, 2020
 D
Craig, Angie
Minnesota · Oct 9, 2020
Lawson, Al
· Oct 9, 2020
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Oct 9, 2020
ROYBAL-ALLARD, LUCILLE
· Oct 9, 2020
 R
Simpson, Michael K.
Idaho · Oct 9, 2020
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Oct 9, 2020
 R
Bost, Mike
Illinois · Oct 1, 2020
 R
Burchett, Tim
Tennessee · Oct 1, 2020
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Oct 1, 2020
 D
Kim, Andy
New Jersey · Oct 1, 2020
Levin, Andy
· Oct 1, 2020
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Oct 1, 2020
PRICE, DAVID
· Oct 1, 2020
Yarmuth, John
· Oct 1, 2020
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Sep 17, 2020
 D
Gallego, Ruben
Arizona · Sep 17, 2020
 D
Horsford, Steven
Nevada · Sep 17, 2020
McKinley, David
· Sep 17, 2020
 D
Thompson, Mike
California · Sep 17, 2020
Wenstrup, Brad
· Sep 17, 2020
 D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Sep 1, 2020
 D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · Aug 21, 2020
 R
Crawford, Eric A. "Rick"
Arkansas · Aug 7, 2020
Cheney, Liz
· Jul 31, 2020
 D
Evans, Dwight
Pennsylvania · Jul 31, 2020
KING, PETER
· Jul 31, 2020
 D
Luján, Ben Ray
New Mexico · Jul 31, 2020
 D
Soto, Darren
Florida · Jul 31, 2020
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Jul 16, 2020
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jul 16, 2020
Davis, Rodney
· Jun 30, 2020
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Jun 30, 2020
Malinowski, Tom
· Jun 30, 2020
Demings, Val
· Jun 15, 2020
Kennedy, Joseph
· May 14, 2020
 R
Rutherford, John H.
Florida · May 14, 2020
 D
Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · Mar 13, 2020
COOPER, JAMES
· Mar 3, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5534: Comprehensive Immunosuppressive Drug Coverage for Kidney Transplant Patients Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5534/
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"H.R. 5534: Comprehensive Immunosuppressive Drug Coverage for Kidney Transplant Patients Act of 2020." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5534/.
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