S 1173 119th Congress Senate Health

Restore Protections for Dialysis Patients Act

Introduced: March 27, 2025 Introduced by: Cassidy, Bill Republican · Louisiana See on congress.gov

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Mar 27, 2025

Introduced in Senate

Votes taken on this bill 5

Date	Chamber	What was voted on	Result	Yes–No
Mar 11, 1998	Senate · vote #28	On the Cloture Motion S.Amdt. 1676 to S. 1173 (Intermodal Transportation Act of…	Agreed To	96–3	See who voted →
Oct 28, 1997	Senate · vote #282	On the Cloture Motion S. 1173	Rejected	52–48	See who voted →
Oct 24, 1997	Senate · vote #278	On the Cloture Motion S. 1173	Rejected	43–49	See who voted →
Oct 23, 1997	Senate · vote #277	On the Cloture Motion S. 1173	Rejected	48–50	See who voted →
Oct 23, 1997	Senate · vote #275	On the Cloture Motion S. 1173	Rejected	48–52	See who voted →

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Restore Protections for Dialysis Patients Act

This bill specifies certain requirements for private health insurers regarding coverage of individuals with end stage renal disease (ESRD) who are also covered under Medicare.

In particular, the bill specifies that insurers may not limit benefits, including limiting network composition, in a manner that will affect ESRD Medicare beneficiaries differently compared to others without ESRD. The bill additionally specifies that insurers are not required to include a particular renal dialysis provider or a particular number of such providers as part of their networks.

What's happening now March 27, 2025

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Related & companion bills 1

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Committees of jurisdiction 1

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Lobbying activity 100

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

RED+BLUE STRATEGIES
for DAVITA INC. · District of Columbia · 2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2026
MEHLMAN CONSULTING, INC.
for RENAL HEALTHCARE ASSOCIATION · Pennsylvania · 2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2026
THE FERRARO GROUP
for THE ROGOSIN INSTITUTE · New York · 2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2026
RS GROUP CONSULTING LLC
for KIDNEY CARE COUNCIL · Virginia · 2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2026
VENABLE LLP
for AMERICAN NEPHROLOGY NURSES ASSOCIATION · New Jersey · 2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2026
KOUNTOUPES DENHAM CARR & REID, LLC
for DIALYSIS PATIENT CITIZENS · District of Columbia · 2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2026

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Cosponsors 7

Blackburn, Marsha

Tennessee · Dec 18, 2025

Budd, Ted

North Carolina · Oct 29, 2025

Hyde-Smith, Cindy

Mississippi · Oct 1, 2025

Marshall, Roger

Kansas · Sep 11, 2025

Booker, Cory A.

New Jersey · Mar 27, 2025

Cramer, Kevin

North Dakota · Mar 27, 2025

Heinrich, Martin

New Mexico · Mar 27, 2025

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1173: Restore Protections for Dialysis Patients Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-1173/

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"S. 1173: Restore Protections for Dialysis Patients Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-1173/.

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S. 1173, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-1173/.

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