House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Passed Senate
Choices for Increased Mobility Act of 2026
Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to clarify payment rules for manual wheelchairs under part B of the Medicare program.
Sponsor: Rep. John Joyce R-PAWhere it went
- IntroducedFeb 27, 2025
- Committee actionMay 21, 2026
- Passed HouseJul 20, 2026 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateSep 30, 2026 · by voice vote
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Oct 14, 2026 — Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1703.
- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 119-753 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Energy and Commerce Committee on July 18, 2026.Source: Congress.gov, reported July 18, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/119/HRPT/753
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1703, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/1703
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- October 15, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- October 19, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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. JOYCE of Pennsylvania, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 39, February 27, 2025, Page H920):Article 1, Section 8 of the U.S. ConstitutionSource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 27, 2025 ↗
Evidence
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- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 45 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1703, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/1703
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- October 15, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- October 19, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
4c78a0d1440ccf59bdf851c59dff27ce655d552b5c5d1570f05daaf9e52d0262
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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
10 cosponsors — 6 Republicans, 4 Democrats
4 of 10 cosponsors (40%) are from the other party.
Robert Bresnahan (R-PA), Vern Buchanan (R-FL), Laura Gillen (D-NY), Daniel Meuser (R-PA), Seth Moulton (D-MA), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Kim Schrier (D-WA), Glenn Thompson (R-PA), Jefferson Van Drew (R-NJ), Derrick Van Orden (R-WI).
More from the sponsor
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Related bills
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Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Oct 19, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.