H.R. 8319

Summary

H.R. 8319, the KIDNEY Remote Monitoring Act, was introduced in the House on Apr 16, 2026 by Rep. Rudolph Yakym III (R) with 7 co-sponsors. It was referred to Energy And Commerce, and last saw action on Apr 16, 2026: 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. 8319 has 7 co-sponsors.

119 HR 8319 IH: Keeping Individuals with Dialysis Needs Equipped through Year-round Remote Monitoring Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2026-04-16
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 I  119th CONGRESS  2d Session  H. R. 8319  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   April 16, 2026   Mr. Yakym  (for himself,  Mr. Schneider ,  Mrs. Miller-Meeks , and  Mrs. Dingell ) 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 expand certain remote monitoring services furnished by physicians to individuals with end stage renal disease under the Medicare program.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Keeping Individuals with Dialysis Needs Equipped through Year-round Remote Monitoring Act   or the   KIDNEY Remote Monitoring Act  .
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Expanding certain remote monitoring services furnished by physicians to individuals with end stage renal disease
Section 1881(b)(3) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395rr(b)(3) ) is amended—
(1)
in subparagraph (A)(ii), by striking  subparagraph (B)  and inserting  subparagraphs (B) and (C) ; and
(2)
by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
(C)
For purposes of subparagraph (A), payment for remote physiologic monitoring services furnished by a physician on or after January 1, 2028, to an individual determined to have end stage renal disease receiving home dialysis shall be made on the basis described in section 1848.
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To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expand certain remote monitoring services furnished by physicians to individuals with end stage renal disease under the Medicare program.

Sponsors

Rep. Rudolph Yakym III (R) sponsors H.R. 8319, and 7 members have co-sponsored it, 3 of them from the day it was introduced.

Rudolph Yakym III

Rep. · R–IN-2 · Sponsor

Introduced Apr 16, 2026

Debbie Dingell

Rep. · D–MI-6 · Co-sponsor

Joined Apr 16, 2026 · Original

Mariannette Miller-Meeks

Rep. · R–IA-1 · Co-sponsor

Joined Apr 16, 2026 · Original

Bradley Schneider

Rep. · D–IL-10 · Co-sponsor

Joined Apr 16, 2026 · Original

Nicholas Langworthy

Rep. · R–NY-23 · Co-sponsor

Joined May 21, 2026

Suzan DelBene

Rep. · D–WA-1 · Co-sponsor

Joined Jul 20, 2026

Kevin Mullin

Rep. · D–CA-15 · Co-sponsor

Joined Aug 3, 2026

Carol Miller

Rep. · R–WV-1 · Co-sponsor

Joined Aug 17, 2026

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Committees

H.R. 8319 went before 2 committees: Ways and Means and Energy and Commerce.

Ways and Means

Ways and Means

Referred To · Apr 16, 2026 · 1,160 Bills

Energy and Commerce

Energy and Commerce

Referred To · Apr 16, 2026 · 1,636 Bills

Actions

H.R. 8319 has taken 2 actions since Apr 16, 2026.

Votes

H.R. 8319 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 8319 goes by 4 titles, 2 of them short titles.

• KIDNEY Remote Monitoring Act — Display Title
• To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expand certain remote monitoring services furnished by physicians to individuals with end stage renal disease under the Medicare program. — Official Title as Introduced
• KIDNEY Remote Monitoring Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• Keeping Individuals with Dialysis Needs Equipped through Year-round Remote Monitoring Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced

Lobbying

2 clients hired 4 firms and 12 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 8319 in 4 quarterly filings, 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, Foreign Relations, Medicare/Medicaid, Trade (domestic/foreign), Science/Technology.

Clients

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

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

Filings

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

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 8319 under Health, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 8319’s is Health.

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 8319, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 67 (Thursday, April 16, 2026)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. YAKYM:H.R. 8319.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8 of the United States Constitution.[Page H2960]

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