House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Concurrent Care for Comfort Act
Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to clarify the policy for coverage under the Medicare program for palliative dialysis services, and clarify separate payment for such palliative dialysis services, furnished by renal dialysis facilities and providers of services to certain individuals electing hospice care, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Mike Kelly R-PAWhere it went
- IntroducedApr 20, 2026
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- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
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Latest action: Apr 20, 2026 — 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. 8376.
- 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. 172, No. 69, April 20, 2026, Page H2996):Article I, Section 8 of the ConstitutionSource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record April 20, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
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- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 8376, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/8376
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 19, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 24, 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
2 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 1 Democrat
1 of 2 cosponsors (50%) are from the other party.
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. 2199 (119th) Restore Protections for Dialysis Patients Act
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 25, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.