S 2064
119th Congress
Senate
Health
Helping Tobacco Users Quit Act
Introduced: June 12, 2025
Introduced by:
Blunt Rochester, Lisa
Democratic
· Delaware
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 12, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Jun 12, 2025
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
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.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1