# 118-hr-4034: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide coverage for wigs as durable medical equipment under the Medicare program, and for other purposes.

118-hr-4034, To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide coverage for wigs as durable medical equipment under the Medicare program, and for other purposes., is a 118th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (as of 2026-10-15).

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## Facts
- Bill: 118-hr-4034
- Congress: 118
- Title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide coverage for wigs as durable medical equipment under the Medicare program, and for other purposes.
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Introduced: 2023-06-12
- Sponsor: Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA)
- Cosponsors: 32
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-15

## Summary

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide coverage for wigs as durable medical equipment under the Medicare program, and for other purposes.

## Cosponsors (32)

- Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7] (D-MA), 2023-06-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5] (D-MO), 2023-06-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] (D-IL), 2023-06-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] (D-CA), 2023-07-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Trahan, Lori [D-MA-3] (D-MA), 2023-07-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bush, Cori [D-MO-1] (D-MO), 2023-07-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ), 2023-08-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-32] (D-CA), 2023-08-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1] (D-WA), 2023-09-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] (D-MA), 2023-09-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5] (D-MN), 2023-09-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2] (R-NE), 2023-09-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6] (D-MI), 2023-09-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4] (D-CA), 2023-10-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] (D-MS), 2023-10-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10] (D-CA), 2023-11-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2023-12-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2024-02-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2024-05-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Torres, Ritchie [D-NY-15] (D-NY), 2024-07-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schweikert, David [R-AZ-1] (R-AZ), 2024-07-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2024-07-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Foushee, Valerie P. [D-NC-4] (D-NC), 2024-07-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] (D-NY), 2024-07-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2] (R-SC), 2024-07-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chavez-DeRemer, Lori [R-OR-5] (R-OR), 2024-07-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2] (D-NC), 2024-07-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9] (D-TX), 2024-07-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Phillips, Dean [D-MN-3] (D-MN), 2024-07-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25] (D-FL), 2024-07-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] (D-CA), 2024-09-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Nickel, Wiley [D-NC-13] (D-NC), 2024-11-01T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [118-hr-4034 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/4034)

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