Adjust Medicare physician payment rates to account for inflation and rising practice costs.
One policy goal, tracked across every bill that has carried it.
What’s happening with Strengthening Medicare for Patients and Providers Act?
The bill H.R. 6160 has been in the House committees on Energy and Commerce and Ways and Means since November 18, 2025. The House committees must hold a vote to move the bill forward, but the primary constraint is that most bills never receive a committee vote. This lack of action is the standard way most legislation ends in Congress.
Updated July 9, 2026 · Generated by AI. Always verify with official sources.
Where it stands
Now carried by Strengthening Medicare for Patients and Providers Act (H.R. 6160 (119th)) →
Legislative Progress
No action since November 2025
Next up: A house committee · Nothing moves until they act.
How we got here
Every bill that has carried this goal, oldest first.
Died with Congress · Jan 3, 2025
Died when the 118th Congress ended without final passage. Bills must be reintroduced under a new number to be revived.
Reintroduced · Jan 3, 2025
Reintroduced from H.R. 2474 (118th), which died when its Congress ended.
H.R. 2474 (118th) →
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Who’s behind it
Raul Ruiz (D-CA)Wrote and sponsored the current bill.