HR 1703 United States House · 119th Congress

Choices for Increased Mobility Act of 2026

This bill requires Medicare to create separate payment codes for ultralightweight manual wheelchairs based on their frame material (specifically titanium or carbon fiber vs. other materials), starting in 2026. It ensures Medicare pays the standard rate for titanium/carbon fiber wheelchairs regardless of material, while allowing suppliers to charge beneficiaries the difference between Medicare's payment and their actual cost. Beneficiaries must receive a notice about potential additional costs before purchasing or renting such wheelchairs. The bill directly affects Medicare beneficiaries needing these specialized wheelchairs and the suppliers who provide them.

Issues: ✓ Healthcare

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Jul 2026

House Passage

Jul 2026

Senate Passage

President

Introduced Feb 27, 2025 Last action Jul 21, 2026

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What changed between versions

Introduced in House → Engrossed in House · 4 edits · Jul 20, 2026

MODERATE

The engrossed version of HR 1703 delays the effective date for Medicare coverage of ultralightweight manual wheelchairs with titanium or carbon fiber bases from January 1, 2026 to January 1, 2028, a two-year postponement. It also corrects a mathematical error in how beneficiary out-of-pocket costs are calculated and makes minor wording fixes.

TIMELINE

The effective date for establishing separate HCPCS codes and for Medicare payment of ultralightweight manual wheelchairs with titanium or carbon fiber bases was delayed from January 1, 2026 to January 1, 2028.

TECHNICAL

The formula for calculating what a beneficiary may be charged was corrected: the order of subtraction was reversed so that it now reads 'the difference between the supplier's actual charge and the payment amount' rather than the reverse, ensuring the result is a positive number representing the beneficiary's cost.

The short title year was updated from 2025 to 2026, and the paragraph number was renumbered from (23) to (24).

Minor wording corrections: 'their' was changed to 'the individual's' and 'rent' was changed to 'rental' for grammatical consistency.

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the House by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

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Committee

Amendments

Jul 21, 2026

Committee

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

upper

Jul 20, 2026

Introduced

On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4636-4637)

lower

Jul 20, 2026

Lower · Passed

Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4636-4637)

lower

Jul 20, 2026

Introduced

Mr. Guthrie moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

lower

Jul 18, 2026

Lower · Passed

Committee on Ways and Means discharged.

lower

Jul 18, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 119-753, Part I.

lower

May 21, 2026

Lower · Passed

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

lower

May 13, 2026

Lower · Passed

Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote.

lower

May 13, 2026

Lower · Passed

Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

lower

Feb 27, 2026

Committee

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

lower

Feb 27, 2025

Committee

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.

lower

Feb 27, 2025

Introduced

Introduced in House

lower

1 primary · 10 co-sponsors