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S. 2524

U.S. Senate•In Senate Committee

Summary

S. 2524, the Restoring Essential Healthcare Act, was introduced in the Senate on Jul 29, 2025 by Sen. Tina Smith (D) with 30 co-sponsors. It was referred to Finance, and last saw action on Jul 29, 2025: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Record

Text

S. 2524 has 30 co-sponsors.

sb2524/introduced-in-senate.txt
119 S2524 IS: Restoring Essential Healthcare Act
 U.S. Senate
 2025-07-29
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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.
  II
  119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
  S. 2524
  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
  July 29, 2025
  Ms. Smith  (for herself,  Mrs. Murray ,  Ms.
  Baldwin ,  Ms. Duckworth ,
  Mr. Durbin ,  Mr.
  Reed ,  Mr. Blumenthal ,
  Mr. Schiff ,  Mr.
  Heinrich ,  Mr. Van Hollen ,
  Ms. Klobuchar ,  Mr. Coons ,  Mr. Sanders ,
  Ms. Warren ,  Mr.
  Whitehouse ,  Mr. Luján ,
  Mr. Merkley ,  Mr.
  King ,  Mr. Booker ,  Ms. Hirono ,  Mr.
  Padilla ,  Mr. Welch ,  Mr. Hickenlooper ,  Ms.
  Slotkin ,  Mr. Fetterman ,
  Mrs. Gillibrand ,  Mr. Markey , and  Mr. Murphy )
  introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the
  Committee on
  Finance
  A BILL
To amend  Public Law 119–21  to repeal the prohibition on making payments
  under the Medicaid program to certain entities.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Restoring Essential Healthcare Act  .
2.
Repealing prohibition on Medicaid payments to certain entities
Section 71113 of  Public Law 119–21  is repealed, and, in the case of any items or services furnished as medical assistance under a State plan (or a waiver of such plan) under title XIX of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq. ) by a prohibited entity (as defined in subsection (b)(1) of such section 71113) during the period beginning on the date of enactment of  Public Law 119–21  and ending on the date of enactment of this section, payment for such items and services shall be made as if such section 71113 had not been enacted into law.

Tracker

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

  1. Introduced2025-07-29
  2. Passed Senate
  3. Passed House
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

A bill to amend Public Law 119-21 to repeal the prohibition on making payments under the Medicaid program to certain entities.

Sponsors

Sen. Tina Smith (D) sponsors S. 2524, and 30 members have co-sponsored it, 27 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

S. 2524 went before 1 committee: Finance.

Finance
Finance
Referred To · Jul 29, 2025 · 902 Bills

Actions

S. 2524 has taken 2 actions since Jul 29, 2025.

ChamberAction
Jul 29, 2025
Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.Finance Committee
Jul 29, 2025
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Introduced in Senate

Votes

S. 2524 has not gone to a roll call.

1 bill is related to S. 2524, as Identical bill.

Titles

S. 2524 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Restoring Essential Healthcare Act — Display Title
  • Restoring Essential Healthcare Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • A bill to amend Public Law 119-21 to repeal the prohibition on making payments under the Medicaid program to certain entities. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

7 clients hired 7 firms and 23 registered lobbyists who named S. 2524 in 14 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 Budget/Appropriations, Health Issues, Family issues/Abortion/Adoption, Medicare/Medicaid, Defense, Government Issues, Veterans, Immigration.

Clients

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

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
ALLIANCE FOR RETIRED AMERICANS—District of Columbia14—
POWER TO DECIDE—District of Columbia14—
PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION OF AMERICA INC—District of Columbia12—
CENTER FOR REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS—New York11—
GUTTMACHER INSTITUTE—District of Columbia11—
PLANNED PARENTHOOD ACTION FUND INC—District of Columbia11—
REPRODUCTIVE FREEDOM FOR ALL—District of Columbia11—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
ALLIANCE FOR RETIRED AMERICANS14—
POWER TO DECIDE14—
PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION OF AMERICA, INC.12—
CENTER FOR REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS11—
GUTTMACHER INSTITUTE11—
PLANNED PARENTHOOD ACTION FUND, INC.11—
REPRODUCTIVE FREEDOM FOR ALL11—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill. The 20 named most often, of 23.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
DAVID SIMON114
MONICA EDWARDS114
RACHEL FEY114
RICHARD FIESTA114
TARA MANCINI114
GEORGEANNE USOVA223
SOFIA URIAGEREKA113
CAITLIN HORRIGAN112
CHRISTINA KRYSINSKI112
HELENA HERNANDEZ112
NINA SERRIANNE112
AMY FRIEDRICH-KARNIK111
AMY WILLIAMS NAVARRO111
ANNA BERNSTEIN111
ANN NOLI VEGA111
EMILY MCDOWELL111
KAREN STONE111
MINI TIMMARAJU111
RYAN STITZLEIN111
SAMIRA DAMAVANDI111

Filings

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

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION OF AMERICA INCPLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION OF AMERICA, INC.2026 first_quarter$176K1st Quarter - Report
ALLIANCE FOR RETIRED AMERICANSALLIANCE FOR RETIRED AMERICANS2026 first_quarter$95K1st Quarter - Report
ALLIANCE FOR RETIRED AMERICANSALLIANCE FOR RETIRED AMERICANS2025 fourth_quarter$90K4th Quarter - Report
ALLIANCE FOR RETIRED AMERICANSALLIANCE FOR RETIRED AMERICANS2026 second_quarter$85K2nd Quarter - Report
ALLIANCE FOR RETIRED AMERICANSALLIANCE FOR RETIRED AMERICANS2025 third_quarter$80K3rd Quarter - Report
PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION OF AMERICA INCPLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION OF AMERICA, INC.2025 third_quarter$76.9K3rd Quarter - Report
CENTER FOR REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTSCENTER FOR REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS2025 third_quarter$50K3rd Quarter - Report
REPRODUCTIVE FREEDOM FOR ALLREPRODUCTIVE FREEDOM FOR ALL2025 third_quarter$50K3rd Quarter - Report
PLANNED PARENTHOOD ACTION FUND INCPLANNED PARENTHOOD ACTION FUND, INC.2025 third_quarter$30.1K3rd Quarter - Report
POWER TO DECIDEPOWER TO DECIDE2026 second_quarter$21.7K2nd Quarter - Report
POWER TO DECIDEPOWER TO DECIDE2026 first_quarter$21.4K1st Quarter - Report
POWER TO DECIDEPOWER TO DECIDE2025 third_quarter$20.7K3rd Quarter - Report
POWER TO DECIDEPOWER TO DECIDE2025 fourth_quarter$11.7K4th Quarter - Report
GUTTMACHER INSTITUTEGUTTMACHER INSTITUTE2025 third_quarter—3rd Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files S. 2524 under Health, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; S. 2524’s is Health.

s2524/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

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com