H.R. 1703 · 119th Congress

Choices for Increased Mobility Act of 2026

Introduced on Feb 27, 2025 by John Joyce (R-PA-13). 10 cosponsors, 4 of them from another party. Latest action (Sep 30, 2026): Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S5299)

Stage
Passed both chambers
Introduced
Feb 27, 2025
Cosponsors
10
4 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. Reported by committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to clarify payment rules for manual wheelchairs under part B of the Medicare program.

Subjects

  • Aging
  • Disability and paralysis
  • Health care costs and insurance
  • Health technology, devices, supplies
  • Medicare

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Introduced in House, Feb 27, 2025). Public domain.

Choices for Increased Mobility Act of 2025

This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to establish specific billing codes under Medicare for certain materials used in ultralightweight manual wheelchairs.

Specifically, the CMS must establish at least two billing codes for the base of the wheelchair, with at least one code for a base with titanium or carbon fiber construction material and at least one code for a base without these materials. Suppliers receive the same payment under Medicare for these wheelchairs as would otherwise apply, but may bill beneficiaries for any difference between the payment and the actual charge for the wheelchair. The CMS may require suppliers to inform beneficiaries of their potential financial liability in these cases.

Sponsor and cosponsors

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

John JoyceR-PA-13Sponsor

Democrats · 4

Republicans · 6

Roll calls

Recorded votes on the measure. Most measures move by voice vote or unanimous consent, which record no individual positions.

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

History

Every action as published, oldest first. Roll calls link to how each member voted.

  1. Feb 27, 2025Introduced in House
  2. Feb 27, 2025Introduced in House
  3. Feb 27, 2025 · HouseReferred 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.
  4. Feb 27, 2025 · HouseReferred 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.
  5. Feb 27, 2026 · HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  6. May 13, 2026 · HouseSubcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  7. May 13, 2026 · HouseForwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote.
  8. May 21, 2026 · HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  9. May 21, 2026 · HouseOrdered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 45 - 0.
  10. Jul 18, 2026Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-753, Part I.
  11. Jul 18, 2026 · HouseReported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-753, Part I.
  12. Jul 18, 2026Committee on Ways and Means discharged.
  13. Jul 18, 2026 · HouseCommittee on Ways and Means discharged.
  14. Jul 18, 2026 · HousePlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 656.
  15. Jul 20, 2026 · HouseMr. Guthrie moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
  16. Jul 20, 2026 · HouseConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4636-4637)
  17. Jul 20, 2026 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1703.
  18. Jul 20, 2026Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4636-4637)
  19. Jul 20, 2026 · HouseOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4636-4637)
  20. Jul 20, 2026 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  21. Jul 21, 2026 · SenateReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
  22. Sep 30, 2026Senate Committee on Finance discharged by Unanimous Consent.
  23. Sep 30, 2026 · SenateSenate Committee on Finance discharged by Unanimous Consent.
  24. Sep 30, 2026Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
  25. Sep 30, 2026 · SenatePassed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S5299)

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. American Association for Homecare (AAHomecare)12 reports
    $760K reported (all issues)
  2. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR HOMECARE6 reports
    $2.1M reported (all issues)
  3. PERMOBIL, INC.6 reports
    $180K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: PERMOBIL INC$18.5M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 99%
  4. UNITED SPINAL ASSOCIATION5 reports
  5. UNITED SEATING AND MOBILITY LLC4 reports
    $120K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: UNITED SEATING AND MOBILITY, L.L.C.$32.5K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  6. Arkansas Medical Equipment Providers1 report
    $10K reported (all issues)
  7. MEDLINE, INC.1 report
    $400K reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2025, 2026.

Sources and method

Every figure on this page traces to these records.

  • 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 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 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 5, 2026 · loaded Oct 5, 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.