H.R. 6860 · 118th Congress

Restore Protections for Dialysis Patients Act

Introduced on Dec 19, 2023 by Mike Kelly (R-PA-16). 53 cosponsors, 34 of them from another party. Latest action (Dec 17, 2024): Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Stage
Introduced
Introduced
Dec 19, 2023
Cosponsors
53
34 from the other party
Policy area
Health
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Progress

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  1. Introduced
  2. 2Reported by committee
  3. 3Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to clarify and preserve the breadth of the protections under the Medicare Secondary Payer Act.

Summary

The Congressional Research Service has not summarized this measure yet.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Mike KellyR-PA-16Sponsor

Democrats · 34

Republicans · 19

Roll calls

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No recorded roll call on this measure: it moved by voice vote or unanimous consent, or has not reached the floor.

History

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  1. Dec 19, 2023Introduced in House
  2. Dec 19, 2023Introduced in House
  3. Dec 19, 2023 · HouseReferred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.
  4. Dec 19, 2023 · HouseReferred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.
  5. Dec 22, 2023 · HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  6. Dec 22, 2023 · HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  7. Dec 17, 2024 · HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Committees

Committees and subcommittees the measure was referred to.

Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

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Who lobbied on it

Organizations whose lobbying reports (LD-2) name this measure. Spending is what they reported for those quarters on all issues, not on this measure alone.

  1. DAVITA INC.32 reports
    $5.2M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: DAVITA INC.$179.4M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 97%
  2. Fresenius Medical Care North America15 reports
    $8.3M reported (all issues)
  3. Kidney Care Partners15 reports
    $810K reported (all issues)
  4. American Nephrology Nurses Association5 reports
    $150K reported (all issues)
  5. Chamber of Commerce of the U.S.A.5 reports
    $93.8M reported (all issues)
  6. Dialysis Patient Citizens5 reports
    $2M reported (all issues)
  7. The Kidney Care Council5 reports
  8. U.S. RENAL CARE5 reports
    $250K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: US RENAL CARE INC$26.9M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  9. AKEBIA THERAPEUTICS INC.4 reports
    $1.2M reported (all issues)
  10. AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)4 reports
    $11.8M reported (all issues)
  11. American Society of Nephrology4 reports
    $320K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: AMERICAN SOCIETY OF NEPHROLOGY INCAI match · 100%
  12. NATIONAL KIDNEY FOUNDATION4 reports
    $485K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: NATIONAL KIDNEY FOUNDATION, INCAI match · 100%
  13. Partnership for Employer Sponsored Coverage4 reports
    $75K reported (all issues)
  14. SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION4 reports
    $560K reported (all issues)
  15. Service Employees International Union CTW-CLC4 reports
    $940K reported (all issues)
  16. The Rogosin Institute4 reports
    $120K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: THE ROGOSIN INSTITUTE INC$297.5K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  17. American Kidney Fund3 reports
    $565K reported (all issues)
  18. Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association3 reports
    $5.1M reported (all issues)
  19. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida, Inc.3 reports
    $600K reported (all issues)
  20. Corporate Health Care Coalition3 reports
    $50K reported (all issues)
  21. Disability Rights Education & Defense, Inc.3 reports
    $30K reported (all issues)
  22. GUIDEWELL MUTUAL HOLDING CORPORATION3 reports
    $40K reported (all issues)
  23. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSE PRACTITIONERS2 reports
    $830K reported (all issues)
  24. AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL2 reports
    $639.1K reported (all issues)
  25. BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF MICHIGAN2 reports
    $538.2K reported (all issues)
  26. BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD OF KANSAS, INC.1 report
    $10K reported (all issues)
  27. Health Care Service Corporation, a Mutual Legal Reserve Company (HCSC)1 report
    $730K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: HEALTH CARE SERVICE CORPORATION, A MUTUAL LEGAL RESERVE COMPANY$16M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  28. THE BOEING COMPANY1 report
    $3.3M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: THE BOEING COMPANY$9B in contracts, FY2026AI match · 99%

Reports filed in 2023, 2024, 2025.

Sources and method

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  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.