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H.R. 1667 119th Congress House

Acupuncture for Our Seniors Act of 2025

Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide coverage for acupuncturist services under the Medicare program.

Introduced: February 27, 2025 Introduced by: Judy Chu Democratic · California See on congress.gov
Health AgingAlternative treatmentsHealth care costs and insuranceHealth care coverage and accessMedicare
 Everywhere this bill has been 2 steps
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Feb 27, 2025
Introduced in House
Feb 27, 2025
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.
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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.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Acupuncture for Our Seniors Act of 2025

This bill provides for Medicare coverage of acupuncturist services, including those provided by a physician (as authorized under state law).

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Lobbying activity 6

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

  • CAPITOL DECISIONS, INC.
    for NATIONAL CERTIFICATION BOARD FOR ACUPUNCTURE AND HERBAL MEDICINE · Virginia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
  • CAPITOL DECISIONS, INC.
    for NATIONAL CERTIFICATION BOARD FOR ACUPUNCTURE AND HERBAL MEDICINE · Virginia · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)
  • CAPITOL DECISIONS, INC.
    for NATIONAL CERTIFICATION BOARD FOR ACUPUNCTURE AND HERBAL MEDICINE · Virginia · 1st Quarter 2026 (Jan 1 - Mar 31)
  • CAPITOL DECISIONS, INC.
    for NATIONAL CERTIFICATION BOARD FOR ACUPUNCTURE AND HERBAL MEDICINE · Virginia · 4th Quarter 2025 (Oct 1 - Dec 31)
  • SMITHBUCKLIN CORPORATION
    for NATIONAL CERTIFICATION COMMISSION FOR ACUPUNCTURE AND ORIENTAL MEDICINE · District of Columbia · 2nd Quarter 2025 (Apr 1 - June 30)
  • SMITHBUCKLIN CORPORATION
    for NATIONAL CERTIFICATION COMMISSION FOR ACUPUNCTURE AND ORIENTAL MEDICINE · District of Columbia · 1st Quarter 2025 (Jan 1 - Mar 31)

Bodies those filers lobbied

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1667: Acupuncture for Our Seniors Act of 2025. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-1667/
MLA
"H.R. 1667: Acupuncture for Our Seniors Act of 2025." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-1667/.
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H.R. 1667, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-1667/.
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