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Union Calendar No. 336 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3630 
[Report No. 117–430, Part I] 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage 
of certain lymphedema compression treatment items under the Medicare 
program. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 28, 2021 
Ms. SCHAKOWSKY (for herself, Mr. CARTER of Georgia, Mr. BLUMENAUER, 
Mr. KELLY of Pennsylvania, Mr. FITZPATRICK, Ms. SEWELL, Ms. 
DEGETTE, Mr. LEVIN of Michigan, Mr. ADERHOLT, Mrs. AXNE, Mr. 
FERGUSON, Mr. WILSON of South Carolina, Mr. JOYCE of Pennsylvania, 
Mr. BROWN of Maryland, Ms. NEWMAN, Mr. SMITH of Washington, Mr. 
MULLIN, Ms. WILD, Ms. ROSS, Ms. WASSERMAN
SCHULTZ, Mr. 
BRENDAN F. BOYLE of Pennsylvania, Mr. GRIJALVA, Ms. TITUS, Mrs. 
LAWRENCE, Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mr. O’HALLERAN, Mr. 
SUOZZI, Mr. MICHAEL F. DOYLE of Pennsylvania, Mr. PRICE of North 
Carolina, Mr. MEEKS, Mr. BUTTERFIELD, Ms. BARRAGA´N, Ms. HERRERA 
BEUTLER, Mr. DOGGETT, Mr. CASTRO of Texas, Mr. LARSON of Con-
necticut, Ms. GARCIA of Texas, Ms. SCANLON, Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio, Mr. 
MCNERNEY, Mr. WITTMAN, Mr. AUSTIN SCOTT of Georgia, Mr. TONKO, 
Mr. CICILLINE, Ms. MATSUI, Mr. CONNOLLY, Miss GONZA´LEZ-COLO´N, 
Mr. VELA, Ms. PRESSLEY, Ms. LEE of California, Mr. BURCHETT, Mr. 
CARBAJAL, Mr. DEUTCH, Ms. DELBENE, Mr. PASCRELL, Ms. PINGREE, 
Mr. CARSON, Mr. MCHENRY, Ms. BONAMICI, Mr. KILMER, Mrs. MILLER- 
MEEKS, Mr. VICENTE GONZALEZ of Texas, Mr. DEFAZIO, Mrs. NAPOLI-
TANO, Mr. THOMPSON of California, Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois, Ms. 
JACOBS of California, Mr. DUNN, Ms. WILLIAMS of Georgia, Ms. CLARK 
of Massachusetts, Mr. CROW, Mr. BUDD, Ms. BLUNT ROCHESTER, Mr. 
TRONE, Mr. KILDEE, Mr. VAN DREW, Mr. COHEN, Mr. BACON, Mr. 
HOLLINGSWORTH, Mr. AMODEI, Mr. PHILLIPS, Mr. WENSTRUP, Mr. 
MCKINLEY, Ms. SHERRILL, Mr. WESTERMAN, Mr. DELGADO, Ms. 
UNDERWOOD, Mr. POSEY, Ms. SCHRIER, Mr. MASSIE, Mr. COLE, Mr. 
HICE of Georgia, Mr. RUTHERFORD, Mr. YARMUTH, Mr. PAYNE, Ms. 
HOULAHAN, Ms. DAVIDS of Kansas, Mr. KIND, Mr. GUEST, Mr. FOSTER, 
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Ms. CHENEY, Mr. RUPPERSBERGER, Ms. BROWNLEY, Mr. LAHOOD, Mr. 
ALLEN, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, Mr. COOPER, 
Mr. MANN, Mr. RICE of South Carolina, Mr. POCAN, Ms. MENG, Ms. 
DEAN, Mr. ARMSTRONG, Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi, Mrs. MCBATH, 
Mr. GROTHMAN, Mr. EVANS, Mr. RESCHENTHALER, Mr. SIRES, Mr. 
TIMMONS, Ms. TENNEY, Ms. BOURDEAUX, Mr. NADLER, Mr. HIGGINS of 
New York, Mr. LAMB, Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York, Mr. 
MORELLE, 
Mr. 
BERA, 
Mr. 
LUCAS, 
Mrs. 
KIRKPATRICK, 
Mr. 
FLEISCHMANN, Mr. GALLEGO, Mr. MEUSER, Mr. MCCAUL, Mr. CORREA, 
Ms. STRICKLAND, Mr. ROUZER, Ms. VAN DUYNE, Mr. DAVID SCOTT of 
Georgia, Mr. ALLRED, Mr. YOUNG, Mr. GOTTHEIMER, Ms. ADAMS, Mr. 
LEVIN of California, Mr. MOULTON, and Mr. TAYLOR) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Com-
merce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a pe-
riod to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for con-
sideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the com-
mittee concerned 
JULY 22, 2022 
Additional sponsors: Ms. OMAR, Mr. JONES, Mr. MALINOWSKI, Ms. CHU, Ms. 
JACKSON LEE, Mr. FORTENBERRY, Mrs. BICE of Oklahoma, Mrs. DIN-
GELL, Mrs. HARSHBARGER, Mr. AGUILAR, Mr. EMMER, Mr. RUIZ, Mr. 
TURNER, Mr. CLEAVER, Ms. MANNING, Mr. MURPHY of North Carolina, 
Mr. CARTWRIGHT, Mr. WALTZ, Ms. PORTER, Mr. KRISHNAMOORTHI, Mr. 
SCHRADER, Mr. CASTEN, Ms. CRAIG, Ms. MACE, Mr. BILIRAKIS, Mrs. 
LURIA, Mr. LAWSON of Florida, Mr. LUETKEMEYER, Mr. LOUDERMILK, 
Mr. CRIST, Mr. WELCH, Mr. LANGEVIN, Mr. GALLAGHER, Ms. 
SPANBERGER, Mr. PALAZZO, Mr. KAHELE, Mr. RUSH, Mr. THOMPSON 
of Pennsylvania, Mr. LYNCH, Mr. GRIFFITH, Mr. DIAZ-BALART, Mr. 
NEGUSE, Mr. ESTES, Mr. SMITH of Missouri, Mr. SMUCKER, Mr. 
BERGMAN, Mr. DESAULNIER, Ms. JAYAPAL, Mr. PETERS, Mr. KIM of 
New Jersey, Mr. HUIZENGA, Mr. HUDSON, Mr. SMITH of Nebraska, Ms. 
LEGER FERNANDEZ, Mr. CASE, Mr. SCHIFF, Mr. LIEU, Mr. LARSEN of 
Washington, Mr. STEIL, Mr. SARBANES, Mr. BANKS, Mrs. WATSON 
COLEMAN, 
Ms. 
SLOTKIN, 
Mr. 
CRAWFORD, 
Mr. 
SABLAN, 
Mr. 
LOWENTHAL, Mr. PANETTA, Mr. KELLY of Mississippi, Mr. JEFFRIES, 
Mr. BALDERSON, Mr. GRAVES of Missouri, Ms. MOORE of Wisconsin, Ms. 
ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mr. CA´RDENAS, Mr. GIBBS, Mrs. TRAHAN, Mr. LAM-
BORN, Mr. AUCHINCLOSS, Mr. HIMES, Mrs. HARTZLER, Mrs. HAYES, Ms. 
LOIS FRANKEL of Florida, Mr. HILL, Mr. DUNCAN, Mr. BROOKS, Ms. 
SA´NCHEZ, Mrs. DEMINGS, Mr. MEIJER, Ms. SALAZAR, Mr. VALADAO, 
Mrs. TORRES of California, Mr. KATKO, Mrs. HINSON, Ms. KELLY of Illi-
nois, Ms. CASTOR of Florida, Mr. SIMPSON, Miss RICE of New York, Mr. 
C. SCOTT FRANKLIN of Florida, Ms. CLARKE of New York, Mr. SOTO, 
Ms. STEFANIK, Mr. GARCI´A of Illinois, Mr. ESPAILLAT, Mr. BOST, Mrs. 
STEEL, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mrs. WALORSKI, Mr. HORSFORD, Ms. KAPTUR, 
Mr. RYAN, Mr. CALVERT, Mr. RASKIN, Mr. PAPPAS, Mr. TIFFANY, Mr. 
NORCROSS, Mr. WALBERG, Mr. SWALWELL, Mr. HUFFMAN, Mr. GOODEN 
of Texas, Mr. STAUBER, Mr. JOHNSON of Louisiana, Ms. NORTON, Mr. 
COSTA, Mr. JOYCE of Ohio, Mr. STANTON, Mr. QUIGLEY, Mr. MRVAN, 
Mr. STEUBE, Mr. NEWHOUSE, Mr. TAKANO, Mr. PERLMUTTER, Mr. 
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HARDER of California, Mr. GONZALEZ of Ohio, Ms. JOHNSON of Texas, 
Mr. WOMACK, Mr. CUELLAR, Mr. SCHNEIDER, Ms. KUSTER, Mr. DANNY 
K. DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. KHANNA, Mr. VARGAS, Mr. JACKSON, Mr. KEL-
LER, Mr. GOHMERT, Ms. DELAURO, Mr. SCHWEIKERT, Ms. TLAIB, Mr. 
GARBARINO, Mr. GIMENEZ, Ms. BROWN of Ohio, Mrs. RADEWAGEN, Mr. 
COURTNEY, Mr. ELLZEY, Ms. GRANGER, Mr. LATURNER, Mr. VEASEY, 
Mrs. FLETCHER, Mr. DESJARLAIS, Mrs. BEATTY, Mrs. MURPHY of Flor-
ida, Mr. HERN, Mr. GRAVES of Louisiana, Ms. BASS, Mr. LAMALFA, Ms. 
WEXTON, Mr. KEATING, Ms. LETLOW, Mrs. KIM of California, Mr. FITZ-
GERALD, Mr. GREEN of Tennessee, Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, Mr. 
BISHOP of North Carolina, Ms. STEVENS, Ms. MALLIOTAKIS, Mr. 
GARAMENDI, Mr. GOMEZ, Mr. MCEACHIN, Mr. LONG, Mr. FEENSTRA, 
Mr. BURGESS, Ms. SPEIER, Mr. SEAN PATRICK MALONEY of New York, 
Mr. NORMAN, Mr. MOORE of Alabama, Mrs. CAMMACK, Mr. OWENS, Mr. 
TORRES of New York, Mr. WILLIAMS of Texas, Mr. MAST, Ms. WILSON 
of Florida, Mrs. CHERFILUS-MCCORMICK, Mr. PERRY, Mr. CAWTHORN, 
Mr. BEYER, Mr. DAVIDSON, Mr. GOLDEN, Ms. STANSBURY, Ms. LOF-
GREN, Mr. CARTER of Louisiana, Mrs. WAGNER, Mr. GAETZ, Mr. SCOTT 
of Virginia, Mr. WEBSTER of Florida, Mr. SAN NICOLAS, Mr. SHERMAN, 
Mr. GREEN of Texas, Ms. HERRELL, Mr. ZELDIN, Mr. ARRINGTON, and 
Mr. DONALDS 
JULY 22, 2022 
Deleted sponsor: Mr. PERRY (added March 18, 2022; deleted March 30, 2022) 
JULY 22, 2022 
Reported from the Committee on Energy and Commerce with an amendment 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
JULY 22, 2022 
Committee on Ways and Means discharged; committed to the Committee of 
the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on May 28, 2021] 
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A BILL 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide 
for coverage of certain lymphedema compression treat-
ment items under the Medicare program. 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Lymphedema Treatment 
Act’’. 
SEC. 2. MEDICARE COVERAGE OF CERTAIN LYMPHEDEMA 
COMPRESSION TREATMENT ITEMS. 
(a) COVERAGE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 1861 of the Social Se-
curity Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x) is amended— 
(A) in subsection (s)(2)— 
(i) in subparagraph (GG), by striking 
‘‘and’’ after the semicolon at the end; 
(ii) in subparagraph (HH), by strik-
ing the period at the end and inserting ‘‘; 
and’’; and 
(iii) by adding at the end the following 
new subparagraph: 
‘‘(II) lymphedema compression treatment items 
(as defined in subsection (lll));’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new 
subsection: 
‘‘(lll) 
LYMPHEDEMA
COMPRESSION
TREATMENT 
ITEMS.—The term ‘lymphedema compression treatment 
items’ means standard and custom fitted gradient compres-
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