3.0.0 9642 2026-09-09T14:52:44Z 2026-09-09T14:52:44Z House H HR 2026-07-13 119 https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9642 [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 113 (Monday, July 13, 2026)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. MOOLENAAR:H.R. 9642.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 3: To regulate commerce withforeign nations, and among the several states, and with theIndian tribes; and[Page H4408]]]> hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing Markup By 2026-07-15T15:04:00Z Referred To 2026-07-13T16:01:30Z 2026-07-15 hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 1 House committee actions Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 41 - 0. Committee 2026-07-15 hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 1 House committee actions Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held Committee 2026-07-13 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2026-07-13 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2026-07-13 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress M001194 Rep. Moolenaar, John R. [R-MI-2] John Moolenaar R MI R. 2 N H001068 Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] Jared Huffman D CA 2 2026-07-14 False M001210 Rep. Murphy, Gregory F. [R-NC-3] Gregory Murphy R NC F. 3 2026-07-14 False S001201 Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3] Thomas Suozzi D NY R. 3 2026-07-14 False M001204 Rep. Meuser, Daniel [R-PA-9] Daniel Meuser R PA 9 2026-07-14 False M001212 Rep. Moore, Barry [R-AL-1] Barry Moore R AL 1 2026-08-03 False D000594 Rep. De La Cruz, Monica [R-TX-15] Monica De La Cruz R TX 15 2026-09-02 False V000129 Rep. Valadao, David G. [R-CA-22] David Valadao R CA G. 22 2026-09-03 False G000600 Rep. Perez, Marie Gluesenkamp [D-WA-3] Marie Perez D WA Gluesenkamp 3 2026-09-08 False Health Administrative law and regulatory procedures 2026-08-21T20:52:48Z Department of Health and Human Services 2026-08-21T20:52:53Z Health care costs and insurance 2026-08-21T20:52:35Z Health care coverage and access 2026-08-21T20:52:01Z Hospital care 2026-08-21T20:52:39Z Medicare 2026-08-21T20:51:55Z Rural conditions and development 2026-08-21T20:52:06Z Surgery and anesthesia 2026-08-21T20:52:44Z Health 2026-07-17T18:57:00Z 00 2026-07-13 Introduced in House 2026-09-02T22:40:31Z Medicare Access to Rural Anesthesiology Act

This bill modifies the Medicare payment methodology for anesthesiologists in rural hospitals.

Specifically, the bill provides that payment must be made on a reasonable cost basis for anesthesiologists in rural hospitals and critical access hospitals that have no more than 800 surgical procedures requiring anesthesia services per year (or a higher number set by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services).

]]> Medicare Access to Rural Anesthesiology Act Display Title 45 Medicare Access to Rural Anesthesiology Act 2026-09-09T14:52:44Z Official Title as Introduced 6 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide payment under part A of the Medicare program on a reasonable cost basis for anesthesia services furnished by an anesthesiologist in certain rural hospitals and critical access hospitals. 2026-07-14T16:32:29Z Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced 101 Medicare Access to Rural Anesthesiology Act 2026-07-14T13:38:31Z Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2026-07-13T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr9642ih/xml/BILLS-119hr9642ih.xml 2026-07-15 Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 41 - 0. 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.