A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide coverage for wigs as durable medical equipment under the Medicare program, and for other purposes.

3.0.0 4034 2025-12-05T08:48:08Z 2025-12-05T08:48:08Z House H HR 2023-06-12 118 https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/4034 <pre>[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 102 (Monday, June 12, 2023)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="https://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. McGOVERN:H.R. 4034.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 1.The single subject of this legislation is:The single subject of this legislation is: to amend titleXVIII of the Social Security Act to provide coverage for wigsas durable medical equipment under the Medicare program.[Page H2810]</pre> hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing hswm02 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2024-12-17T17:26:09Z Referred To 2023-06-12T16:00:30Z hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2023-06-16T18:17:34Z Referred To 2023-06-12T16:00:25Z A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide coverage for wigs as durable medical equipment under the Medicare program, and for other purposes. 118 1922 S 2023-06-12 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Identical bill CRS 2024-12-17 hswm02 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2023-06-16 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2023-06-12 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2023-06-12 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2023-06-12 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2023-06-12 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress M000312 Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] JAMES MCGOVERN D MA P. 2 N P000617 Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7] Ayanna Pressley D MA 7 2023-06-12 True C001061 Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5] Emanuel Cleaver D MO 5 2023-06-12 True Q000023 Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] Mike Quigley D IL 5 2023-06-12 True B001285 Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] Julia Brownley D CA 26 2023-07-11 False T000482 Rep. Trahan, Lori [D-MA-3] Lori Trahan D MA 3 2023-07-25 False B001224 Rep. Bush, Cori [D-MO-1] Cori Bush D MO 1 2023-07-27 False W000822 Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] Bonnie Watson Coleman D NJ 12 2023-08-29 False S000344 Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-32] BRAD SHERMAN D CA 32 2023-08-29 False D000617 Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1] Suzan DelBene D WA K. 1 2023-09-12 False L000562 Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] Stephen Lynch D MA F. 8 2023-09-19 False O000173 Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5] Ilhan Omar D MN 5 2023-09-19 False B001298 Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2] Don Bacon R NE 2 2023-09-19 False D000624 Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6] Debbie Dingell D MI 6 2023-09-29 False T000460 Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4] MIKE THOMPSON D CA 4 2023-10-11 False T000193 Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] BENNIE THOMPSON D MS 2 2023-10-11 False D000623 Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10] Mark DeSaulnier D CA 10 2023-11-29 False T000481 Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] Rashida Tlaib D MI 12 2023-12-13 False F000466 Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] Brian Fitzpatrick R PA K. 1 2024-02-05 False C001068 Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] Steve Cohen D TN 9 2024-05-16 False T000486 Rep. Torres, Ritchie [D-NY-15] Ritchie Torres D NY 15 2024-07-02 False S001183 Rep. Schweikert, David [R-AZ-1] David Schweikert R AZ 1 2024-07-02 False N000147 Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] Eleanor Norton D DC Holmes 0 2024-07-02 False F000477 Rep. Foushee, Valerie P. [D-NC-4] Valerie Foushee D NC P. 4 2024-07-08 False V000081 Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] Nydia Velázquez D NY M. 7 2024-07-08 False W000795 Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2] Joe Wilson R SC 2 2024-07-15 False C001135 Rep. Chavez-DeRemer, Lori [R-OR-5] Lori Chavez-DeRemer R OR 5 2024-07-15 False R000305 Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2] Deborah Ross D NC K. 2 2024-07-15 False G000553 Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9] Al Green D TX 9 2024-07-15 False P000616 Rep. Phillips, Dean [D-MN-3] Dean Phillips D MN 3 2024-07-15 False W000797 Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25] Debbie Wasserman Schultz D FL 25 2024-07-30 False H001068 Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] Jared Huffman D CA 2 2024-09-11 False N000194 Rep. Nickel, Wiley [D-NC-13] Wiley Nickel D NC 13 2024-11-01 False Health Health technology, devices, supplies 2023-10-30T19:15:50Z Medicare 2023-10-30T19:15:50Z Health 2023-07-06T22:00:29Z

00 2023-06-12 Introduced in House 2023-10-18T17:38:15Z <p>This bill includes medically necessary cranial prostheses (e.g., wigs) as covered durable medical equipment under the Medicare program. </p>

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide coverage for wigs as durable medical equipment under the Medicare program, and for other purposes. Display Title 45 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide coverage for wigs as durable medical equipment under the Medicare program, and for other purposes. 2024-06-11T16:08:30Z Official Title as Introduced 6 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide coverage for wigs as durable medical equipment under the Medicare program, and for other purposes. 2024-03-18T20:58:50Z Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2023-06-12T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-118hr4034ih/xml/BILLS-118hr4034ih.xml 2024-12-17 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. text/xml EN 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. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.