Remove the requirement that patients must be homebound to qualify for Medicare home health services.
One policy goal, tracked across every bill that has carried it.
What’s happening with Medicare Home Health Accessibility Act?
The Medicare Home Health Accessibility Act, known as H.R. 2013, has remained in the House Ways and Means and Energy and Commerce committees since March 9, 2025. Committee leaders must now decide whether to hold a vote to advance the bill, but the binding constraint is that most bills never receive a committee hearing. 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 Medicare Home Health Accessibility Act (H.R. 2013 (119th)) →
Legislative Progress
No action since March 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. 7148 (118th), which died when its Congress ended.
H.R. 7148 (118th) →
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Who’s behind it
Lloyd Smucker (R-PA)Wrote and sponsored the current bill.