# 119-hr-2538: CARE Act of 2025

119-hr-2538, CARE Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Carey, Mike [R-OH-15] (R-OH); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01).

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- As of: 2026-11-01
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-2538
- Congress: 119
- Title: CARE Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-04-01
- Sponsor: Rep. Carey, Mike [R-OH-15] (R-OH)
- Cosponsors: 48
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-11-01

## Summary

**This bill would create a five-year Medicare demonstration that pays for emergency on-scene ambulance treatment when a patient is not transported.** It sets payment rules, telehealth treatment standards, and a federal review of how non-transport emergency care affects access and outcomes.

## Cosponsors (48)

- Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37] (D-TX), 2025-04-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Miller, Carol D. [R-WV-1] (R-WV), 2025-04-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ryan, Patrick [D-NY-18] (D-NY), 2025-04-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Westerman, Bruce [R-AR-4] (R-AR), 2025-04-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Donald G. [D-NC-1] (D-NC), 2025-04-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7] (D-AL), 2025-04-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pettersen, Brittany [D-CO-7] (D-CO), 2025-04-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6] (D-MI), 2025-04-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mann, Tracey [R-KS-1] (R-KS), 2025-04-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stansbury, Melanie A. [D-NM-1] (D-NM), 2025-05-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Graves, Sam [R-MO-6] (R-MO), 2025-05-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2025-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-15] (R-PA), 2025-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smucker, Lloyd [R-PA-11] (R-PA), 2025-05-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2] (R-NE), 2025-05-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vasquez, Gabe [D-NM-2] (D-NM), 2025-06-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-16] (R-PA), 2025-06-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12] (D-NC), 2025-07-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tenney, Claudia [R-NY-24] (R-NY), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21] (D-CA), 2025-08-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] (D-NY), 2025-08-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bynum, Janelle S. [D-OR-5] (D-OR), 2025-09-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] (D-NJ), 2025-09-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Norcross, Donald [D-NJ-1] (D-NJ), 2025-10-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7] (D-VA), 2025-10-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9] (D-CA), 2025-10-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smith, Adrian [R-NE-3] (R-NE), 2025-11-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. De La Cruz, Monica [R-TX-15] (R-TX), 2025-12-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Morelle, Joseph D. [D-NY-25] (D-NY), 2025-12-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McClain Delaney, April [D-MD-6] (D-MD), 2026-01-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pfluger, August [R-TX-11] (R-TX), 2026-03-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3] (D-NY), 2026-04-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] (D-CO), 2026-03-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2] (R-SC), 2026-03-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mrvan, Frank J. [D-IN-1] (D-IN), 2026-04-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Newhouse, Dan [R-WA-4] (R-WA), 2026-04-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Goodlander, Maggie [D-NH-2] (D-NH), 2026-03-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2] (D-NC), 2026-04-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crawford, Eric A. "Rick" [R-AR-1] (R-AR), 2026-04-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Salinas, Andrea [D-OR-6] (D-OR), 2026-04-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Shreve, Jefferson [R-IN-6] (R-IN), 2026-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crow, Jason [D-CO-6] (D-CO), 2026-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crank, Jeff [R-CO-5] (R-CO), 2026-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] (D-ME), 2026-05-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mejia, Analilia [D-NJ-11] (D-NJ), 2026-05-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kustoff, David [R-TN-8] (R-TN), 2026-07-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3] (D-OH), 2026-07-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hill, J. French [R-AR-2] (R-AR), 2026-09-02T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Medicare would pay for on-scene ambulance care: benefit, low. If enacted, Medicare Part B would test paying for on‑scene emergency care when an ambulance is sent but you are not transported. Care would need to follow state and local rules, be tied to an emergency call, and may use online medical direction. HHS would set payments to roughly match what a transp…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-2538 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2538)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2538 (as of 2026-11-01).