# 114-hr-3251: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to exclude coverage of advance care planning services under the Medicare program.

114-hr-3251, To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to exclude coverage of advance care planning services under the Medicare program., is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. King, Steve [R-IA-4] (R-IA); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-3251
- Congress: 114
- Title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to exclude coverage of advance care planning services under the Medicare program.
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Introduced: 2015-07-28
- Sponsor: Rep. King, Steve [R-IA-4] (R-IA)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to exclude from Medicare coverage advanced planning services, with the exception of certain hospice-related services that may include advising on end-of-life or advanced care planning.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Rep. Huelskamp, Tim [R-KS-1] (R-KS), 2015-09-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pompeo, Mike [R-KS-4] (R-KS), 2015-09-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1] (R-GA), 2015-09-11T00:00:00.000Z

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- 114-hr-4924: Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act (PRENDA) of 2016
- 114-hr-4773: Protecting Workplace Advancement and Opportunity Act
- 114-hr-3929: Office of Strategic Services Congressional Gold Medal Act
- 114-hr-3799: Hearing Protection Act of 2015
- 114-hr-3504: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act

## Sources
- [114-hr-3251 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/3251)

## Related
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- [114-hr-4924: Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act (PRENDA) of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4924)
- [114-hr-4773: Protecting Workplace Advancement and Opportunity Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4773)
- [114-hr-3929: Office of Strategic Services Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-3929)
- [114-hr-3799: Hearing Protection Act of 2015](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-3799)
- [114-hr-3504: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-3504)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-3251 (as of 2025-11-18).