S. 5018 · 118th Congress

Restore Protections for Dialysis Patients Act

Introduced on Sep 11, 2024 by Bill Cassidy (R-LA). 3 cosponsors, 2 of them from another party. Latest action (Sep 11, 2024): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Stage
Introduced
Introduced
Sep 11, 2024
Cosponsors
3
2 from the other party
Policy area
Health
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

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

Official title

A bill 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

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Sponsor and cosponsors

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

Bill CassidyR-LASponsor

Democrats · 2

Republicans · 1

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. Sep 11, 2024Introduced in Senate
  2. Sep 11, 2024 · SenateRead twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Committees

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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.8 reports
    $2.1M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: DAVITA INC.$179.4M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 97%
  2. Fresenius Medical Care North America6 reports
    $2.8M reported (all issues)
  3. Kidney Care Partners4 reports
    $240K reported (all issues)
  4. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSE PRACTITIONERS2 reports
    $830K reported (all issues)
  5. AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL2 reports
    $639.1K reported (all issues)
  6. Dialysis Patient Citizens2 reports
    $750K reported (all issues)
  7. Disability Rights Education & Defense, Inc.2 reports
    $20K reported (all issues)
  8. NATIONAL KIDNEY FOUNDATION2 reports
    $185K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: NATIONAL KIDNEY FOUNDATION, INCAI match · 100%
  9. SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION2 reports
    $280K reported (all issues)
  10. Service Employees International Union CTW-CLC2 reports
    $460K reported (all issues)
  11. The Rogosin Institute2 reports
    $60K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: THE ROGOSIN INSTITUTE INC$297.5K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  12. U.S. RENAL CARE2 reports
    $100K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: US RENAL CARE INC$26.9M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  13. AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)1 report
    $2.6M reported (all issues)
  14. Corporate Health Care Coalition1 report
    $10K reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 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.