S. 1799 explained  ·  119th Congress  ·  Pending in Congress

A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for certain cognitive impairment detection in the Medicare annual wellness visit and initial preventative physical examination.

Create a free account or sign in to follow S. 1799 and get alerts. Policy area: Health Create a free account or sign in to follow the Health policy area and get alerts. ▲ 518 days since action Sponsor: Shelley Moore Capito, WV-Senate, R → Congress.gov

Cosponsors: 2 (2 D, 0 R) · per Congress.gov, 2026-10-11

Introduced: 2025-05-19

Latest action (2025-05-19): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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