# 119-hr-2005: DMEPOS Relief Act of 2025

119-hr-2005, DMEPOS Relief Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Miller-Meeks, Mariannette [R-IA-1] (R-IA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-2005
- Congress: 119
- Title: DMEPOS Relief Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-03-10
- Sponsor: Rep. Miller-Meeks, Mariannette [R-IA-1] (R-IA)
- Cosponsors: 25
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## Summary

**Pauses planned Medicare payment cuts from the 2021 DMEPOS competitive bidding round.** This bill would direct HHS to apply a transition rule in most non‑rural areas through December 31, 2025, and postpone a separate payment change until January 1, 2026. - Seniors and Medicare patients who use durable medical equipment would have payment rates adjusted under a transition rule in areas other than rural or noncontiguous areas through December 31, 2025. - Durable medical equipment suppliers in non‑competitive bidding areas would receive phased payment adjustments and would not be subject to the delayed rule until January 1, 2026. - HHS and Medicare administrators would be allowed to implement these changes by program instruction, giving the agency flexibility in how the adjustments are carried out.

## Cosponsors (25)

- Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] (D-NY), 2025-03-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Feenstra, Randy [R-IA-4] (R-IA), 2025-03-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19] (D-CA), 2025-03-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meuser, Daniel [R-PA-9] (R-PA), 2025-03-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tenney, Claudia [R-NY-24] (R-NY), 2025-03-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-15] (R-PA), 2025-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Miller, Carol D. [R-WV-1] (R-WV), 2025-05-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Aderholt, Robert B. [R-AL-4] (R-AL), 2025-05-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Langworthy, Nicholas A. [R-NY-23] (R-NY), 2025-05-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Harshbarger, Diana [R-TN-1] (R-TN), 2025-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Nunn, Zachary [R-IA-3] (R-IA), 2025-05-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mrvan, Frank J. [D-IN-1] (D-IN), 2025-05-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hinson, Ashley [R-IA-2] (R-IA), 2025-05-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson, Ronny [R-TX-13] (R-TX), 2025-06-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kustoff, David [R-TN-8] (R-TN), 2025-06-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bergman, Jack [R-MI-1] (R-MI), 2025-06-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7] (D-AL), 2025-07-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2025-07-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1] (R-GA), 2025-08-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bost, Mike [R-IL-12] (R-IL), 2025-08-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Walberg, Tim [R-MI-5] (R-MI), 2025-09-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] (D-MA), 2025-09-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Messmer, Mark B. [R-IN-8] (R-IN), 2025-11-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2] (D-GA), 2026-05-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. James, John [R-MI-10] (R-MI), 2026-08-17T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Temporary Medicare medical equipment rates through 2025: mixed, low. If enacted, HHS would keep a transition payment rule for Medicare medical equipment in non‑rural, contiguous areas through December 31, 2025. HHS would also delay a separate DMEPOS payment rule until January 1, 2026, in all areas. Medicare patients and suppliers could see current, transitional rate…

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- 119-hr-3514: Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025
- 119-hr-909: Crime Victims Fund Stabilization Act of 2025
- 119-hr-4382: America’s Olympic and Paralympic Games Commemorative Coins Act
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## Sources
- [119-hr-2005 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2005)

## Related
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- [119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage A…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-842)
- [119-hr-3514: Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3514)
- [119-hr-909: Crime Victims Fund Stabilization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-909)
- [119-hr-4382: America’s Olympic and Paralympic Games Commemorative Coins Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4382)
- [119-hr-452: Miracle on Ice Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-452)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2005 (as of 2026-09-21).