H.R. 539 · 119th Congress

Expands Medicare coverage to all services chiropractors are licensed to provide

Official title: Chiropractic Medicare Coverage Modernization Act of 20251

Never got a floor voteMedicare coverage of new tests and services

§1What it does

Why this matters: A plain-English description of the bill as it was voted on, written by us from the official summary and text.

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This bill would expand Medicare coverage of chiropractic care to include all services that chiropractors are licensed to provide.2,3 Currently, Medicare covers only chiropractors' manual manipulation of the spine to correct a misalignment known as a subluxation.2,3

§2Status

StatusLatest action, January 16, 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.1
IntroducedJanuary 16, 2025
SponsorRep. Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17]
Cosponsors174 cosponsors (75 Democratic, 99 Republican)
Official recordH.R. 539 on Congress.gov

§3It never got a vote

Why this matters: This bill had wide support from both parties, but it never reached the House or Senate floor, so no member of Congress was ever recorded voting for or against it.

Latest action, January 16, 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.1 How bills die without a vote.

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