119th Congress
H.R. 1931
Access to Pediatric Technologies Act of 2025
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To President
- Became law
- Sponsor
- John Joyce(R-PA)
- Introduced
- Mar 6, 2025
- Policy area
- Health
- Committees
- House Committee on Energy and Commerce; House Committee on Ways and Means
- Official text
- Introduced in House · Congress.gov page
Cosponsors (16)
Original cosponsors (1)
- Lori Trahan (D-MA)
Added later (15)
- Angie Craig (D-MN) · Apr 17, 2025
- Dan Crenshaw (R-TX) · Apr 17, 2025
- David Kustoff (R-TN) · Apr 17, 2025
- Donald G. Davis (D-NC) · Apr 17, 2025
- Jake Auchincloss (D-MA) · Apr 17, 2025
- Marc A. Veasey (D-TX) · Apr 17, 2025
- Sarah Elfreth (D-MD) · Apr 17, 2025
- Seth Moulton (D-MA) · Apr 17, 2025
- Kim Schrier (D-WA) · May 15, 2025
- Steve Cohen (D-TN) · May 15, 2025
- Diana Harshbarger (R-TN) · Jun 3, 2025
- Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA) · Jun 5, 2025
- Craig A. Goldman (R-TX) · Sep 30, 2025
- Robert P. Bresnahan, Jr. (R-PA) · Sep 30, 2025
- Eugene Simon Vindman (D-VA) · Nov 20, 2025
Summary
Summary by the Congressional Research Service· describes the “Introduced in House” version
Access to Pediatric Technologies Act of 2025
This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to establish, upon request, specific payment methodologies for qualifying pediatric technologies under the Medicare physician fee schedule. Qualifying pediatric technologies are medical devices that are (1) covered under Medicare, (2) approved by the Food and Drug Administration, (3) currently billed using a specified temporary billing code for emerging technologies, and (4) predominantly used or specifically designated for pediatric patients.
The CMS must develop a payment methodology for a qualifying pediatric technology upon request from the manufacturer and based on available data, including pricing information and claims data. Manufacturers must include relevant information in their requests to enable the CMS to develop the corresponding methodologies.
Roll-call votes
No recorded votes on this bill.
Actions
- Mar 6, 2025 · House
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. - Mar 6, 2025
Introduced in House