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H.R. 2343: John W. Walsh Alpha-1 Home Infusion Act of 2025

119th Congress · introduced 2025-03-25 · Health · Latest: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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John W. Walsh Alpha-1 Home Infusion Act of 2025

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John W. Walsh Alpha-1 Home Infusion Act of 2025 This bill provides for Medicare coverage of treatment for alpha-1 antitrypsin (AAT) deficiency (a protein deficiency that raises the risk of lung and other diseases). Specifically, the bill provides for coverage of at-home augmentation therapy for beneficiaries with emphysema as a result of severe hereditary AAT deficiency. Treatment must be provided through qualified home infusion therapy suppliers; beneficiaries must be under the care of a physician, nurse practitioner, or physician assistant.

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John W. Walsh Alpha-1 Home Infusion Act of 2025

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Sponsor: Rep. Salazar, Maria Elvira [R-FL-27] · 61 cosponsors

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Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Christopher H. Smith (R-NJ), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), Burgess Owens (R-UT), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Young Kim (R-CA), David Rouzer (R-NC), Paul Tonko (D-NY), Timothy M. Kennedy (D-NY), Michael Lawler (R-NY), Nicholas A. Langworthy (R-NY), Raul Ruiz (D-CA), Angie Craig (D-MN), Troy A. Carter (D-LA), William R. Keating (D-MA), Joe Neguse (D-CO), Jimmy Panetta (D-CA), Thomas H. Kean, Jr. (R-NJ), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY), Randy K. Weber, Sr. (R-TX), Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), LaMonica McIver (D-NJ), Doris O. Matsui (D-CA), John B. Larson (D-CT), John H. Rutherford (R-FL), Janelle S. Bynum (D-OR), George Latimer (D-NY), Herbert C. Conaway, Jr. (D-NJ), Eugene Simon Vindman (D-VA), David G. Valadao (R-CA), Deborah K. Ross (D-NC), Jefferson Van Drew (R-NJ), Celeste Maloy (R-UT), Adrian Smith (R-NE), Ryan Mackenzie (R-PA), Sarah McBride (D-DE), Mike Flood (R-NE), Don Bacon (R-NE), Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA), Mike Kennedy (R-UT), Sarah Elfreth (D-MD), Laura Gillen (D-NY), Andrew R. Garbarino (R-NY), Josh Riley (D-NY), April McClain Delaney (D-MD), Carol D. Miller (R-WV), Mike Thompson (D-CA), John Garamendi (D-CA), Mike Haridopolos (R-FL), Christopher R. Deluzio (D-PA), Frederica S. Wilson (D-FL), Darren Soto (D-FL), Grace Meng (D-NY), Derrick Van Orden (R-WI), Bradley Scott Schneider (D-IL), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), Ami Bera (D-CA) and 1 more.

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Salazar, Maria Elvira [R-FL-27] reported raising $2.5 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Record fed-us-cong119-hr2343 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong119 · updated 2026-11-03 by psicol fed-bills