House bill · 118th Congress · Did not become law

Kidney PATIENT Act of 2023

H.R. 5074Introduced Jul 28, 2023Policy area: Health

Sponsor: Rep. Earl Carter R-GA

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Where it went

IntroducedJul 28, 2023
Committee actionMar 6, 2024
Passed House—
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Jun 11, 2024 — Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 118-548, Part I.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5074.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “Estimated Direct Spending Effects of H.R. 5074” on June 26, 2024. CBO’s description reads “As posted on the website of the House Committee on Ways and Means on March 6, 2024”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 26, 2024 ↗
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June 26, 2024
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 5074, 118th Congress
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https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/5074
Record last updated by Congress.gov
May 27, 2025
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Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 118-548 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Ways and Means Committee on June 11, 2024.
Source: Congress.gov, reported June 11, 2024 ↗
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H.R. 5074, 118th Congress
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
May 27, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
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Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. CARTER of Georgia, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 131, July 28, 2023, Page H4152):
Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution The single subject of this legislation is: To amend the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 to delay implementation of the inclusion of oral-only ESRD related drugs in the Medicare ESRD prospective payment system.
Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record July 28, 2023 ↗
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H.R. 5074, 118th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/5074
Record last updated by Congress.gov
May 27, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 14, 2026
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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

45 cosponsors — 12 Republicans, 33 Democrats

33 of 45 cosponsors (73%) are from the other party.

Gabe Amo (D-RI), Jodey Arrington (R-TX), Larry Bucshon (R-IN), Troy Carter (D-LA), Yvette Clarke (D-NY), Jasmine Crockett (D-TX), Henry Cuellar (D-TX), John Curtis (R-UT), Danny Davis (D-IL), Donald Davis (D-NC), Veronica Escobar (D-TX), Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), A. Ferguson (R-GA), Vince Fong (R-CA), Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX), Jahana Hayes (D-CT), Steven Horsford (D-NV), Richard Hudson (R-NC), Jonathan Jackson (D-IL), Henry Johnson (D-GA), John Joyce (R-PA), William Keating (D-MA), Young Kim (R-CA), Ann Kuster (D-NH), Stephen Lynch (D-MA), Gregory Meeks (D-NY), Carol Miller (R-WV), Blake Moore (R-UT), Seth Moulton (D-MA), Mary Peltola (D-AK) and 15 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 118th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Earl Carter.

Sponsor’s state and district

Georgia in Congress · GA-1 district

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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.