US HB5663 | 2023-2024 | 118th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 21-2)
Status: Introduced on September 21 2023 - 25% progression
Action: 2023-09-22 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on September 21 2023 - 25% progression
Action: 2023-09-22 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide coverage of ALS-related services under the Medicare program for individuals diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, and for other purposes.
Title
ALS Better Care Act
Sponsors
| Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL] | Rep. Mike Quigley [D-IL] | Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick [R-PA] | Rep. Jason Crow [D-CO] |
| Rep. Don Bacon [R-NE] | Rep. Jonathan Jackson [D-IL] | Rep. Sanford Bishop [D-GA] | Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX] |
| Rep. Dean Phillips [D-MN] | Rep. Danny Davis [D-IL] | Rep. Becca Balint [D-VT] | Rep. Dina Titus [D-NV] |
| Rep. Josh Gottheimer [D-NJ] | Rep. Maxwell Frost [D-FL] | Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA] | Rep. Darren Soto [D-FL] |
| Rep. Paul Tonko [D-NY] | Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC] | Rep. Joseph Neguse [D-CO] | Rep. Rashida Tlaib [D-MI] |
| Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ] | Rep. Brittany Pettersen [D-CO] | Rep. Nikki Budzinski [D-IL] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-09-22 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. |
| 2023-09-21 | House | 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. |
| 2023-09-21 | House | Introduced in House |
Same As/Similar To
SB3258 (Related) 2023-11-08 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Subjects
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/5663/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/118/bills/hr5663/BILLS-118hr5663ih.pdf |
