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H.R. 2005

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Summary

H.R. 2005, the DMEPOS Relief Act of 2025, was introduced in the House on Mar 10, 2025 by Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R) with 25 co-sponsors. It was referred to Energy And Commerce, and last saw action on Mar 10, 2025: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.

Record

Text

H.R. 2005 has 25 co-sponsors.

hb2005/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 2005 IH: DMEPOS Relief Act of 2025
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-03-10
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 2005  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   March 10, 2025   Mrs. Miller-Meeks  (for herself,  Mr. Tonko ,  Mr. Feenstra , and  Mr. Panetta ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Energy and Commerce , and in addition to the Committee on  Ways and Means , 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   A BILL
To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide for certain adjustments to Medicare payment for items of durable medical equipment that were formerly included in round 2021 of the DMEPOS competitive bidding program.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   DMEPOS Relief Act of 2025  .
2.
Payment rates for durable medical equipment in DMEPOS non-competitive bidding areas under the medicare program
(a)
Areas other than rural and noncontiguous areas
The Secretary of Health and Human Services (in this section referred to as the  Secretary ) shall implement section 414.210(g)(9)(v) of title 42, Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor regulation), to apply the transition rule described in the first sentence of such section to all applicable items and services furnished in areas other than rural or noncontiguous areas (as such terms are defined for purposes of such section) through December 31, 2025.
(b)
All areas
The Secretary shall not implement section 414.210(g)(9)(vi) of title 42, Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor regulation) until January 1, 2026.
(c)
Implementation
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary may implement the provisions of this section by program instruction or otherwise.

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-03-10
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

The summaries are the Congressional Research Service’s, one per stage. Read them in full.

Introduced in House Mar 10, 2025

hb2005/introduced-in-house.md

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Introduced in House (03/10/2025)

DMEPOS Relief Act of 2025

This bill extends until December 31, 2025, a higher payment rate (known as the 75/25 blended rate) for durable medical equipment in nonrural or noncontiguous areas under Medicare.

Sponsors

Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R) sponsors H.R. 2005, and 25 members have co-sponsored it, 3 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 2005 went before 2 committees: Ways and Means and Energy and Commerce.

Ways and Means
Ways and Means
Referred To · Mar 10, 2025 · 1,160 Bills
Energy and Commerce
Energy and Commerce
Referred To · Mar 10, 2025 · 1,636 Bills

Actions

H.R. 2005 has taken 2 actions since Mar 10, 2025.

ChamberAction
Mar 10, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Mar 10, 2025
House
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.Energy and Commerce Committee

Votes

H.R. 2005 has not gone to a roll call.

1 bill is related to H.R. 2005.

Titles

H.R. 2005 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • DMEPOS Relief Act of 2025 — Display Title
  • DMEPOS Relief Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide for certain adjustments to Medicare payment for items of durable medical equipment that were formerly included in round 2021 of the DMEPOS competitive bidding program. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

10 clients hired 12 firms and 28 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 2005 in 51 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Medicare/Medicaid, Health Issues, Budget/Appropriations, Trade (domestic/foreign), Tariff (miscellaneous tariff bills), Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.), Veterans.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR HOMECARE (AAHOMECARE)Trade association.Virginia212$760K
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR HOMECARENational association represents providers & manufacturers of home medical equip & serviceVirginia212$265K
ROTECH HEALTHCARE INC.Provider of medical and respiratory equipment and services for home use.Florida16$230K
ACCENDRA HEALTH INC.—Virginia16—
ACCENDRA HEALTH, INC. (FORMERLY "OWENS & MINOR, INC.")Health care logistics, PPE distribution and manufacturingVirginia15$400K
HEALTHCARE NUTRITION COUNCILHealthcare, Nutrition TherapiesDistrict of Columbia14—
ARKANSAS MEDICAL EQUIPMENT PROVIDERSMedical Equipment Sales/RetailArkansas12$20K
VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER—Tennessee12—
UNITED SEATING AND MOBILITY, LLC DBA NUMOTIONProviding seating and mobility solutions to consumers with disabilities.Tennessee11$30K
MEDLINEMedical product manufacturing and distributionIllinois11—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
ACCENDRA HEALTH INC.16—
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR HOMECARE16—
BROWN & FORTUNATO, P.C.16$400K
THE NICKLES GROUP, LLC16$360K
VERITAS HEALTH POLICY, LLC16$265K
WHITMER & WORRALL, LLC16$230K
WILLIAMS AND JENSEN, PLLC15$400K
KELLEN COMPANY14—
NATURAL STATE CONSULTING AND STRATEGIES12$20K
VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER12—
MEDLINE11—
SPLITOAK STRATEGIES LLC11$30K

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill. The 20 named most often, of 28.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
BRETT BAKER116
CARA BACHENHEIMER116
FAITH CRISTOL116
GREG D'ANGELO116
JAY WITTER116
KIM BRASON116
MARY SAVARY TAYLOR116
MINA UEHARA116
MITCHELL VAKERICS116
THOMAS RYAN116
THOMAS WORRALL116
CHRISTOPHER HATCHER115
CHRISTOPHER WILCOX115
JEANNE HAGGERTY115
LAURA SIMMONS115
MARTIN WHITMER115
ROBERT BUTORA115
SUSAN HIRSCHMANN115
JORDAN MARSHALL114
KURT SCHRADER113

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR HOMECAREAMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR HOMECARE2026 first_quarter$480K1st Quarter - Report
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR HOMECAREAMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR HOMECARE2025 fourth_quarter$440K4th Quarter - Report
MEDLINEMEDLINE2026 second_quarter$400K2nd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR HOMECAREAMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR HOMECARE2026 second_quarter$360K2nd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR HOMECAREAMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR HOMECARE2025 third_quarter$300K3rd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR HOMECAREAMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR HOMECARE2025 second_quarter$290K2nd Quarter - Report
ACCENDRA HEALTH INC.ACCENDRA HEALTH INC.2026 first_quarter$280K1st Quarter - Report
ACCENDRA HEALTH INC.ACCENDRA HEALTH INC.2026 second_quarter$250K2nd Quarter - Report
ACCENDRA HEALTH INC.ACCENDRA HEALTH INC.2026 second_quarter$250K2nd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR HOMECAREAMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR HOMECARE2025 first_quarter$250K1st Quarter - Report
ACCENDRA HEALTH INC.ACCENDRA HEALTH INC.2025 fourth_quarter$240K4th Quarter - Report
ACCENDRA HEALTH INC.ACCENDRA HEALTH INC.2025 second_quarter$200K2nd Quarter - Report
ACCENDRA HEALTH INC.ACCENDRA HEALTH INC.2025 first_quarter$200K1st Quarter - Report
VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTERVANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER2026 first_quarter$120K1st Quarter - Report
ACCENDRA HEALTH, INC. (FORMERLY "OWENS & MINOR, INC.")WILLIAMS AND JENSEN, PLLC2026 second_quarter$80K2nd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR HOMECARE (AAHOMECARE)BROWN & FORTUNATO, P.C.2026 second_quarter$80K2nd Quarter - Report
ACCENDRA HEALTH, INC. (FORMERLY "OWENS & MINOR, INC.")WILLIAMS AND JENSEN, PLLC2026 first_quarter$80K1st Quarter - Report
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR HOMECARE (AAHOMECARE)BROWN & FORTUNATO, P.C.2026 first_quarter$80K1st Quarter - Report
ACCENDRA HEALTH, INC. (FORMERLY "OWENS & MINOR, INC.")WILLIAMS AND JENSEN, PLLC2025 fourth_quarter$80K4th Quarter - Report
ACCENDRA HEALTH, INC. (FORMERLY "OWENS & MINOR, INC.")WILLIAMS AND JENSEN, PLLC2025 third_quarter$80K3rd Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 2005 under Health, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 2005’s is Health.

hr2005/policy-areas.txt
HealthAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 2005, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 44 (Monday, March 10, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mrs. MILLER-MEEKS:H.R. 2005.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution[Page H1068]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com