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S 2951 119th Congress Senate Health

Competitive Bidding Relief Act

Introduced: September 30, 2025 Introduced by: Lankford, James Republican · Oklahoma See on congress.gov
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Sep 30, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Sep 30, 2025
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Competitive Bidding Relief Act

This bill extends until December 31, 2025, a higher payment rate (known as the 75/25 blended rate) for durable medical equipment in nonrural or noncontiguous areas under Medicare.

What's happening now September 30, 2025

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 2005 Related bill DMEPOS Relief Act of 2025
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Lobbying activity 20

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

  • THE NICKLES GROUP, LLC
    for AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR HOMECARE (AAHOMECARE) · Virginia · 2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2026
  • AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR HOMECARE
    for AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR HOMECARE · Virginia · 2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2026
  • ACCENDRA HEALTH INC.
    for ACCENDRA HEALTH INC. · Virginia · 2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2026
  • ACCENDRA HEALTH INC.
    for ACCENDRA HEALTH INC. · Virginia · 2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2026
  • BROWN & FORTUNATO, P.C.
    for AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR HOMECARE (AAHOMECARE) · Virginia · 2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2026
  • KELLEN COMPANY
    for HEALTHCARE NUTRITION COUNCIL · District of Columbia · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2026
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 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 1 Republican 2
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Tuberville, Tommy
Alabama · Dec 2, 2025
 R
Britt, Katie Boyd
Alabama · Nov 4, 2025
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Hassan, Margaret Wood
New Hampshire · Sep 30, 2025
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2951: Competitive Bidding Relief Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-2951/
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"S. 2951: Competitive Bidding Relief Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-2951/.
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S. 2951, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-2951/.
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