119th Congress
S. 1643
Protecting Access to Ground Ambulance Medical Services Act of 2025
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To President
- Became law
- Sponsor
- Catherine Cortez Masto(D-NV)
- Introduced
- May 7, 2025
- Policy area
- Health
- Committees
- Senate Committee on Finance
- Official text
- Introduced in Senate · Congress.gov page
Cosponsors (18)
Original cosponsors (5)
- Bill Cassidy (R-LA)
- Jeff Merkley (D-OR)
- Peter Welch (D-VT)
- Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV)
- Susan M. Collins (R-ME)
Added later (13)
- Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) · May 12, 2025
- Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) · May 12, 2025
- Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) · May 22, 2025
- Mark R. Warner (D-VA) · Jun 2, 2025
- M001190 · Jun 4, 2025
- Roger F. Wicker (R-MS) · Jun 11, 2025
- James C. Justice (R-WV) · Jul 8, 2025
- Jacky Rosen (D-NV) · Jul 23, 2025
- Kirsten E. Gillibrand (D-NY) · Jul 23, 2025
- John Boozman (R-AR) · Jul 28, 2025
- Bernard Sanders (I-VT) · Sep 3, 2025
- Martin Heinrich (D-NM) · Nov 4, 2025
- Tom Cotton (R-AR) · Dec 1, 2025
Summary
Summary by the Congressional Research Service· describes the “Introduced in Senate” version
Protecting Access to Ground Ambulance Medical Services Act of 2025
This bill extends a specialized rate increase for Medicare payment of ground ambulance services in rural areas until January 1, 2028, and provides for a higher rate increase for services furnished between October 1, 2025, and January 1, 2028.
Roll-call votes
No recorded votes on this bill.
Actions
- May 7, 2025 · Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. - May 7, 2025
Introduced in Senate