{"bill":{"id":"119-hr-2172","congress":119,"type":"HR","number":2172,"title":"Preserving Patient Access to Home Infusion Act","originChamber":"House","introducedDate":"2025-03-18","sponsors":[{"bioguideId":"B001260","fullName":"Rep. Buchanan, Vern [R-FL-16]","party":"R","state":"FL","district":16}],"cosponsorsCount":27,"latestAction":{"actionDate":"2025-03-18","text":"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."},"policyArea":"Health","subjects":[],"actions":[{"date":"2025-03-18","text":"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.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-03-18","text":"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.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-03-18","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-03-18","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false}],"summary":"<p><strong>Preserving Patient Access to Home Infusion Act&nbsp;</strong></p><p>This bill specifically includes pharmacy services and home infusion drugs that are administered&nbsp;without a pump as part of covered home infusion therapy under Medicare. The bill also allows nurses and physician assistants to establish and review the plan of care for home infusion therapy, and it specifies that payment may be made regardless of whether a practitioner is physically present in the home at the time the drug is administered.&nbsp;</p>","updateDate":"2026-04-10T08:05:57Z"},"markets":[],"stateBills":[],"meta":{"sources":["congress.gov"],"latencyMs":314,"ts":"2026-04-19T11:26:48.247Z"},"nextActions":{"inspect":[],"related":[{"description":"Search related legislation","method":"GET","url":"/api/public/query-gov?q=Preserving%20Patient%20Access%20to%20Home%20Infusion%20Act"}]}}