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H.R. 5534: Comprehensive Immunosuppressive Drug Coverage for Kidney Transplant Patients Act of 2020

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H.R. 5534: Comprehensive Immunosuppressive Drug Coverage for Kidney Transplant Patients Act of 2020

116th Congress · introduced 2019-12-23 · Health · Latest: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 570.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2019-12-23 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 570. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

Comprehensive Immunosuppressive Drug Coverage for Kidney Transplant Patients Act of 2020

Plain summary

Comprehensive Immunosuppressive Drug Coverage for Kidney Transplant Patients Act of 2020 This bill indefinitely extends Medicare coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for kidney transplant recipients for individuals who do not have other coverage. Under current law, Medicare coverage is limited to 36 months following a transplant. The Government Accountability Office must report on the bill's implementation.

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Official text

Comprehensive Immunosuppressive Drug Coverage for Kidney Transplant Patients Act of 2020

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to House, Part I)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3] · 113 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 5534, Comprehensive Immunosuppressive Drug Coverage for Kidney Transplant Patients Act of 2020 (2020-11-02)

Cosponsors on this site

Jason Smith (R-MO), Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Grace Meng (D-NY), Tom Cole (R-OK), Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. (D-CA), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE), Robin L. Kelly (D-IL), Robert E. Latta (R-OH), Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), Ed Case (D-HI), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX), Gus M. Bilirakis (R-FL), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Lance Gooden (R-TX), John R. Curtis (R-UT), Joe Neguse (D-CO), Mike Kelly (R-PA), Lloyd Smucker (R-PA), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Jim Costa (D-CA), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), John H. Rutherford (R-FL) and 53 more.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong116-hr5534 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116