House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Restore Protections for Dialysis Patients Act
Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to clarify and preserve the breadth of the protections under the Medicare Secondary Payer Act.
Sponsor: Rep. Mike Kelly R-PAWhere it went
- IntroducedMar 18, 2025
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Mar 18, 2025 — Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2199.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. KELLY of Pennsylvania, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 50, March 18, 2025, Page H1172):Article I, Section 8 The single subject of this legislation is: This bill would restore the Medicare Secondary Payer Act's protections for End Stage Renal Disease patients by ensuring that private health plans do not discriminate against such patients or adversely classify dialysis as compared to other covered medical services.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record March 18, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 329 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2199, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/2199
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- October 23, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- October 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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
93 cosponsors — 47 Republicans, 46 Democrats
46 of 93 cosponsors (49%) are from the other party.
Alma Adams (D-NC), Mark Alford (R-MO), Troy Balderson (R-OH), Aaron Bean (R-FL), Ami Bera (D-CA), Jack Bergman (R-MI), Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Robert Bresnahan (R-PA), Janelle Bynum (D-OR), Salud Carbajal (D-CA), Mike Carey (R-OH), Earl Carter (R-GA), Troy Carter (D-LA), Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL), Yvette Clarke (D-NY), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Tom Cole (R-OK), Herbert Conaway (D-NJ), J. Correa (D-CA), Angie Craig (D-MN), Eric Crawford (R-AR), Jason Crow (D-CO), Danny Davis (D-IL), Donald Davis (D-NC), Madeleine Dean (D-PA), Neal Dunn (R-FL), Veronica Escobar (D-TX), Randy Feenstra (R-IA), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Mike Flood (R-NE) and 63 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Mike Kelly.
- H.R. 7959 (119th) IRS Whistleblower Program Improvement Act
- H.Res. 1156 (119th) Expressing support for tax policies that support working families.
- H.R. 3514 (119th) Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025
- H.R. 9098 (119th) Congressional Records Protection Act of 2026
- H.R. 516 (119th) To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the railroad track maintenance credit.
- H.R. 4231 (119th) Treat and Reduce Obesity Act of 2025
Related bills
Relationships as recorded by Congress.gov.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Oct 23, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.