H.R. 3263

Summary

H.R. 3263, the PATCH Act, was introduced in the House on May 7, 2025 by Rep. Jill Tokuda (D) with 1 co-sponsor. It was referred to Energy And Commerce, and last saw action on May 7, 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.

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H.R. 3263 has 1 co-sponsor.

119 HR 3263 IH: Protecting Access To Care in Hawaii Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-05-07
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 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 3263  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   May 7, 2025   Ms. Tokuda  (for herself and  Mr. Case ) 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 amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish a floor
  on the work geographic index for physicians’ services furnished in
  Hawaii.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Protecting Access To Care in Hawaii Act   or the   PATCH Act  .
2.
Floor on work geographic index for physicians' services furnished in Hawaii
Section 1848(e) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395w–4(e) ) is amended—
(1)
in paragraph (1)(A), in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking  and (I)  and inserting  (I), and (J) ; and
(2)
by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
(J)
Floor on work geographic index for services furnished in Hawaii
For purposes of payment for services furnished in Hawaii on or after January 1, 2026, after calculating the work geographic index in subparagraph (A)(iii), the Secretary shall increase the work geographic index to 1.5 if such index would otherwise be less than 1.5. The preceding sentence shall not be applied in a budget neutral manner.
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To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish a floor on the work geographic index for physicians' services furnished in Hawaii.

Sponsors

Rep. Jill Tokuda (D) sponsors H.R. 3263, and 1 member has co-sponsored it from the day it was introduced.

Jill Tokuda

Rep. · D–HI-2 · Sponsor

Introduced May 7, 2025

Ed Case

Rep. · D–HI-1 · Co-sponsor

Joined May 7, 2025 · Original

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Committees

H.R. 3263 went before 2 committees: Ways and Means and Energy and Commerce.

Ways and Means

Ways and Means

Referred To · May 7, 2025 · 1,160 Bills

Energy and Commerce

Energy and Commerce

Referred To · May 7, 2025 · 1,636 Bills

Actions

H.R. 3263 has taken 2 actions since May 7, 2025.

Votes

H.R. 3263 has not gone to a roll call.

Related bills

1 bill is related to H.R. 3263, as Identical bill.

S 1624PATCH ActMay 6, 2025 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. · Identical bill

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Titles

H.R. 3263 goes by 4 titles, 2 of them short titles.

• To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish a floor on the work geographic index for physicians' services furnished in Hawaii. — Official Title as Introduced
• PATCH Act — Display Title
• PATCH Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• Protecting Access To Care in Hawaii Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 18 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 3263 in 5 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 Health Issues, Insurance, Medicare/Medicaid, Pharmacy, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code.

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Filings

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Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 3263 under Health, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 3263’s is Health.

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