S. 1717 · 119th Congress

Ensuring Patient Access to Critical Breakthrough Products Act of 2025

Introduced on May 12, 2025 by Todd Young (R-IN). 5 cosponsors, 3 of them from another party. Latest action (May 12, 2025): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Stage
Introduced
Introduced
May 12, 2025
Cosponsors
5
3 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 ensure prompt coverage of breakthrough devices under the Medicare program, and for other purposes.

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.

Todd YoungR-INSponsor

Democrats · 3

Republicans · 2

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. May 12, 2025Introduced in Senate
  2. May 12, 2025 · SenateRead twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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. EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES10 reports
    $1.6M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES LLC$28.2M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  2. MEDICAL DEVICE MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION10 reports
    $1.5M reported (all issues)
  3. NOVOCURE INC.8 reports
    $670K reported (all issues)
  4. JOHNSON & JOHNSON SERVICES, INC.7 reports
    $8.9M reported (all issues)
  5. SIEMENS MEDICAL SOLUTIONS USA INC.7 reports
    $3.8M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: SIEMENS MEDICAL SOLUTIONS USA, INC.AI match · 100%
  6. AdvaMed:Advanced Medical Technology Association5 reports
    $75K reported (all issues)
  7. Advanced Medical Technology Association (AdvaMed)5 reports
    $300K reported (all issues)
  8. COOK GROUP INC5 reports
    $680K reported (all issues)
  9. F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd5 reports
    $530K reported (all issues)
  10. MEDTRONIC INC.5 reports
    $5.8M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: MEDTRONIC USA INC$10M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 99%
  11. Philips Holding USA, Inc.5 reports
    $3.1M reported (all issues)
  12. ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS CORPORATION5 reports
    $200K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS CORPORATION$89.1M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  13. ADVANCED MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSN4 reports
    $3.9M reported (all issues)
  14. BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION4 reports
    $2.4M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORP$20M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  15. Alzheimer's Association2 reports
    $2.3M reported (all issues)
  16. EXACT SCIENCES CORPORATION2 reports
    $870K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: EXACT SCIENCES CORPORATION$443.6K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 99%
  17. National Health Council2 reports
    $42K reported (all issues)
  18. Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.2 reports
    $990K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC (ASHEVILLE) LLC$2.2M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  19. American Medical Association1 report
    $4.6M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION$371K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 99%
  20. Epilepsy Foundation1 report
    $60K reported (all issues)
  21. HEARTFLOW, INC.1 report
    $100K reported (all issues)
  22. THE NEW ENGLAND COUNCIL1 report
    $10K reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2025, 2026.

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 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 6, 2026 · loaded Oct 6, 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.