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S 2633 116th Congress Senate

A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide coverage for wigs as durable medical equipment under the Medicare program, and for other purposes.

Introduced: October 26, 2020 Introduced by: Blumenthal, Richard Democratic · Connecticut See on congress.gov
Health Health technology, devices, suppliesMedicare
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It never became law before the 116th Congress (2019–2020) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 2 steps
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Became law
Oct 17, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Oct 17, 2019
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action October 17, 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill includes medically necessary cranial prostheses (e.g., wigs) as covered durable medical equipment under the Medicare program.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 3332 Identical bill To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide coverage for wigs as durable medical equipment under the Med…
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
D
Shaheen, Jeanne
New Hampshire · Nov 17, 2020
 D
Booker, Cory A.
New Jersey · Oct 26, 2020
 D
Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · Jul 1, 2020
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2633: A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide coverage for wigs as durable medical equipment under the Medicare program, and for other purposes.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-2633/
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"S. 2633: A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide coverage for wigs as durable medical equipment under the Medicare program, and for other purposes.." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-2633/.
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S. 2633, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-2633/.
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[S. 2633: A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide coverage for wigs as durable medical equipment under the Medicare program, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-2633/)
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