# 119-hr-8319: KIDNEY Remote Monitoring Act

119-hr-8319, KIDNEY Remote Monitoring Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Yakym, Rudy [R-IN-2] (R-IN); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-26).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-8319
- Congress: 119
- Title: KIDNEY Remote Monitoring Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-04-16
- Sponsor: Rep. Yakym, Rudy [R-IN-2] (R-IN)
- Cosponsors: 8
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-26

## Summary

**Expands Medicare payment for remote physiologic monitoring to people with end-stage renal disease who receive home dialysis.** The KIDNEY Remote Monitoring Act would add a new subparagraph to the Social Security Act so physicians can bill Medicare for remote monitoring services furnished to home dialysis patients. Those payments would be made using the physician payment rules in section 1848. The payment change would take effect January 1, 2028.

## Cosponsors (8)

- Rep. Dunn, Neal P. [R-FL-2] (R-FL), 2026-09-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schneider, Bradley Scott [D-IL-10] (D-IL), 2026-04-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Miller-Meeks, Mariannette [R-IA-1] (R-IA), 2026-04-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6] (D-MI), 2026-04-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Langworthy, Nicholas A. [R-NY-23] (R-NY), 2026-05-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1] (D-WA), 2026-07-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mullin, Kevin [D-CA-15] (D-CA), 2026-08-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Miller, Carol D. [R-WV-1] (R-WV), 2026-08-17T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Medicare pays for remote dialysis monitoring: benefit, medium. This bill would let Medicare pay doctors for remote physiologic monitoring for people with end-stage renal disease. It would apply only to patients who use home dialysis. Payments would follow Medicare physician payment rules in section 1848. The change would apply to services furnished on or after…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-5509: Safe Step Act
- 119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act
- 119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025
- 119-hr-9250: Great American Outdoors Act 250
- 119-hr-3514: Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2102: Major Richard Star Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-8319 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8319)

## 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-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2725)
- [119-hr-9250: Great American Outdoors Act 250](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9250)
- [119-hr-3514: Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3514)
- [119-hr-2102: Major Richard Star Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2102)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8319 (as of 2026-09-26).