House bill · 118th Congress · Did not become law
Medicare Orthotics and Prosthetics Patient-Centered Care Act
Sponsor: Rep. Glenn Thompson R-PAWhere it went
- IntroducedJun 23, 2023
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Dec 17, 2024 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4315.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 110, June 23, 2023, Page H3143):Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the U.S. Constitution in that the legislation exercises legislative powers granted to Congress by that clause ``to make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers and all other Powers vested by the Constitution in the Government of the United States or any Department or Office thereof.'' The single subject of this legislation is: to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to protect beneficiaries with limb loss and other orthopedic conditions by providing access to appropriate, safe, effective, patient- centered orthotic and prosthetic care.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record June 23, 2023 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 638 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4315, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/4315
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 20, 2024
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of December 20, 2024). Not every bill gets one.
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
44 cosponsors — 20 Republicans, 24 Democrats
24 of 44 cosponsors (55%) are from the other party.
Kelly Armstrong (R-ND), Troy Balderson (R-OH), Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Mike Bost (R-IL), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Larry Bucshon (R-IN), Yadira Caraveo (D-CO), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Angie Craig (D-MN), Jason Crow (D-CO), Sharice Davids (D-KS), Donald Davis (D-NC), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), Brett Guthrie (R-KY), Josh Harder (D-CA), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Bill Johnson (R-OH), John Joyce (R-PA), Mike Kelly (R-PA), Ann Kuster (D-NH), Nick LaLota (R-NY), Michael Lawler (R-NY), Nancy Mace (R-SC), Tracey Mann (R-KS), James McGovern (D-MA), Daniel Meuser (R-PA), Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA), Joe Neguse (D-CO) and 14 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 118th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Glenn Thompson.
- H.R. 1147 (118th) Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2023
- H.R. 4763 (118th) Financial Innovation and Technology for the 21st Century Act
- H.R. 8467 (118th) Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2024
- H.Res. 110 (118th) Supporting the goals and ideals of "Career and Technical Education Month".
- H.Res. 993 (118th) Supporting the goals and ideals of "Career and Technical Education Month".
- H.R. 3165 (118th) Military Housing Transparency and Accountability Act
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 15, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.