# 119-hr-3501: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for certain cognitive impairment detection in the Medicare annual wellness visit and initial preventive physical examination.

119-hr-3501, To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for certain cognitive impairment detection in the Medicare annual wellness visit and initial preventive physical examination., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38] (D-CA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-3501
- Congress: 119
- Title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for certain cognitive impairment detection in the Medicare annual wellness visit and initial preventive physical examination.
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-05-19
- Sponsor: Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 34
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-21

## Summary

**Routine cognitive impairment screening** would be added to Medicare's Annual Wellness Visit and the Initial Preventive Physical Examination. The screenings must use instruments identified by the National Institute on Aging and clinicians must document which tool they used and the assessment results in the patient's medical record. - Medicare beneficiaries: People getting Medicare preventive care would receive a cognitive impairment check during the Annual Wellness Visit and the initial preventive physical exam. This requirement would apply to visits furnished on or after January 1, 2026. - Clinicians and practices: Providers would need to use National Institute on Aging identified tools and record both the tool and the results in the medical record. - Health systems and records teams: Medical practices and electronic health record systems would need to adopt the NIA‑identified instruments and update workflow and documentation to capture screening results.

## Cosponsors (34)

- Rep. LaHood, Darin [R-IL-16] (R-IL), 2025-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-7] (D-CA), 2025-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12] (R-FL), 2025-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7] (D-AL), 2025-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2025-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA), 2025-06-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2025-06-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2025-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] (D-MD), 2025-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-52] (D-CA), 2025-06-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2025-06-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] (D-NJ), 2025-06-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sherrill, Mikie [D-NJ-11] (D-NJ), 2025-06-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] (D-NV), 2025-06-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] (D-CA), 2025-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] (D-CA), 2025-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43] (D-CA), 2025-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] (D-WI), 2025-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Trahan, Lori [D-MA-3] (D-MA), 2025-08-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Magaziner, Seth [D-RI-2] (D-RI), 2025-08-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2025-09-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Donald G. [D-NC-1] (D-NC), 2025-09-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2] (R-NE), 2025-10-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Landsman, Greg [D-OH-1] (D-OH), 2025-10-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stanton, Greg [D-AZ-4] (D-AZ), 2025-10-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Langworthy, Nicholas A. [R-NY-23] (R-NY), 2026-10-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Salazar, Maria Elvira [R-FL-27] (R-FL), 2026-01-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] (D-ME), 2026-01-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Miller, Carol D. [R-WV-1] (R-WV), 2026-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kiggans, Jennifer A. [R-VA-2] (R-VA), 2026-04-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Auchincloss, Jake [D-MA-4] (D-MA), 2026-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Van Duyne, Beth [R-TX-24] (R-TX), 2026-08-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carey, Mike [R-OH-15] (R-OH), 2026-09-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tenney, Claudia [R-NY-24] (R-NY), 2026-09-08T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Memory checks added to Medicare visits: benefit, low. If enacted, Medicare Annual Wellness Visits and the initial preventive physical exam on or after January 1, 2026 would include a brief check for memory or thinking problems. Clinicians would have to use a tool the National Institute on Aging identifies for primary care. They would have to record th…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-3501 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3501)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3501 (as of 2026-10-21).