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HR 4775 118th Congress House

Helping Tobacco Users Quit Act

Official title: To amend title XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act to provide coverage of comprehensive tobacco cessation services under such titles, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 11, 2024 Introduced by: Blunt Rochester, Lisa Democratic · Delaware See on congress.gov
Health Child healthDrug therapyDrug, alcohol, tobacco useHealth care coverage and access
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Jul 21, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jul 20, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jul 20, 2023
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 21, 2023

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Helping Tobacco Users Quit Act

This bill provides for Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) coverage of certain tobacco cessation services.

Specifically, the bill provides for coverage, without cost-sharing, of diagnostic, therapy, and counseling services and pharmacotherapy, including prescription and nonprescription tobacco cessation agents, that are provided under medical supervision and in accordance with specified guidelines. It also applies a 90% Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (i.e., federal matching rate) for such items and services for five years.

 

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 12
All 12 Democratic 9 Republican 1
D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Oct 29, 2024
Kuster, Ann
· Aug 13, 2024
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Jul 25, 2024
 D
Chu, Judy
California · Jul 18, 2024
 D
Krishnamoorthi, Raja
Illinois · Jul 18, 2024
 D
Meng, Grace
New York · Jul 18, 2024
 D
Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Jul 18, 2024
 D
Espaillat, Adriano
New York · Jul 11, 2024
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jul 11, 2024
 D
Tonko, Paul
New York · Jul 11, 2024
Caraveo, Yadira
· Apr 26, 2024
 R
Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Jul 20, 2023
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4775: Helping Tobacco Users Quit Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-4775/
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"H.R. 4775: Helping Tobacco Users Quit Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-4775/.
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H.R. 4775, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-4775/.
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