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S. 1315: Lymphedema Treatment Act

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S. 1315: Lymphedema Treatment Act

117th Congress · introduced 2021-04-22 · Health · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2021-04-22 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. 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.

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Official title

Lymphedema Treatment Act

Plain summary

Lymphedema Treatment Act This bill provides for Medicare coverage of lymphedema compression treatment items. Specifically, the bill provides for coverage of (1) standard and custom fitted gradient compression garments that are prescribed by a physician or other specified health care professional to treat lymphedema, and (2) other devices determined to be effective in the prevention or treatment of lymphedema.

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Official text

Lymphedema Treatment Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] · 74 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Todd Young (R-IN), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Roger F. Wicker (R-MS), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Joni Ernst (R-IA), Tina Smith (D-MN), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS), Jack Reed (D-RI), Thom Tillis (R-NC), Dan Sullivan (R-AK), Edward J. Markey (D-MA), Steve Daines (R-MT), Tim Scott (R-SC), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), John Boozman (R-AR), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Mike Rounds (R-SD), Brian Schatz (D-HI), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), John Hoeven (R-ND), Christopher A. Coons (D-DE), Rick Scott (R-FL), James Lankford (R-OK), Michael F. Bennet (D-CO), Deb Fischer (R-NE), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), Patty Murray (D-WA), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Cory A. Booker (D-NJ), Angus S. King, Jr. (I-ME), Richard J. Durbin (D-IL), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Jacky Rosen (D-NV), Alex Padilla (D-CA), Mark Kelly (D-AZ), Gary C. Peters (D-MI), Tom Cotton (R-AR), Roger Marshall (R-KS), Kirsten E. Gillibrand (D-NY), Christopher Murphy (D-CT) and 14 more.

Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] reported raising $985,139 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong117-s1315 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117