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Senate bill · S. 2831 (119th Congress)

Stand Strong for Medicare Act

U.S. Senate

Latest action Jun 1, 2026

Sponsor: Angus S. King, Jr. (U.S. Senator for Maine, Independent)

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Summary

Would add fall prevention items — such as grab bars, non-slip mats, shower chairs, and bed rails — to the equipment Medicare covers when ordered by a physician or practitioner, and would exempt payments for those items from sequestration cuts.

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Where it stands

Assigned to a committee for review.

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Up for a vote
  4. Passed one chamber
  5. Passed
  6. Enacted

Committee

Senate Committee on Finance · U.S. Senate

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Cosponsors

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Full history

  1. Jun 1, 2026

    Introduced

    Introduced in U.S. Senate

    U.S. Senate

  2. Sep 17, 2025

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    U.S. Senate

  3. Sep 17, 2025

    In committee

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

    U.S. Senate

  4. Sep 17, 2025

    Referred to committee

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

  5. Sep 17, 2025

    Referred to committee

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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  1. Sep 17, 2025

    Referred to committee

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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