S. 2951

Summary

S. 2951, the Competitive Bidding Relief Act, was introduced in the Senate on Sep 30, 2025 by Sen. James Lankford (R) with 3 co-sponsors. It was referred to Finance, and last saw action on Sep 30, 2025: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Record

Text

S. 2951 has 3 co-sponsors.

119 S2951 IS: Competitive Bidding Relief Act
 U.S. Senate
 2025-09-30
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 II  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  S. 2951  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES   September 30, 2025   Mr. Lankford  (for himself and  Ms. Hassan ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the  Committee on Finance    A BILL
To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide for certain adjustments to Medicare payment for items of durable medical equipment that were formerly included in round 2021 of the DMEPOS competitive bidding program.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Competitive Bidding Relief Act  .
2.
Payment rates for durable medical equipment in DMEPOS non-competitive bidding areas under the medicare program
(a)
Areas other than rural and noncontiguous areas
The Secretary of Health and Human Services (in this section referred to as the  Secretary ) shall implement section 414.210(g)(9)(v) of title 42, Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor regulation), to apply the transition rule described in the first sentence of such section to all applicable items and services furnished in areas other than rural or noncontiguous areas (as such terms are defined for purposes of such section) through December 31, 2025.
(b)
All areas
The Secretary shall not implement section 414.210(g)(9)(vi) of title 42, Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor regulation) until January 1, 2026.
(c)
Implementation
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary may implement the provisions of this section by program instruction or otherwise.

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Sponsors

Sen. James Lankford (R) sponsors S. 2951, and 3 members have co-sponsored it, 1 of them from the day it was introduced.

James Lankford

Sen. · R–OK · Sponsor

Introduced Sep 30, 2025

Margaret Hassan

Sen. · D–NH · Co-sponsor

Joined Sep 30, 2025 · Original

Katie Boyd Britt

Sen. · R–AL · Co-sponsor

Joined Nov 4, 2025

Tommy Tuberville

Sen. · R–AL · Co-sponsor

Joined Dec 2, 2025

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Committees

S. 2951 went before 1 committee: Finance.

Finance

Finance

Referred To · Sep 30, 2025 · 902 Bills

Actions

S. 2951 has taken 2 actions since Sep 30, 2025.

Votes

S. 2951 has not gone to a roll call.

Related bills

1 bill is related to S. 2951.

HR 2005DMEPOS Relief Act of 2025Mar 10, 2025 · Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Commit… · Related bill

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Titles

S. 2951 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

• Competitive Bidding Relief Act — Display Title
• Competitive Bidding Relief Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• A bill to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide for certain adjustments to Medicare payment for items of durable medical equipment that were formerly included in round 2021 of the DMEPOS competitive bidding program. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

6 clients hired 7 firms and 18 registered lobbyists who named S. 2951 in 23 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Medicare/Medicaid, Health Issues, Budget/Appropriations, Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.), Tariff (miscellaneous tariff bills), Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Trade (domestic/foreign), Veterans.

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Filings

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Classification

The Congressional Research Service files S. 2951 under Health, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

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