Adrian Smith R

This bill establishes the Commission on National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) Modernization to study and provide recommendations on modernizing and streamlining data collection at NASS. As background, NASS conducts the Census of Agriculture and provides official statistics on agricultural production and other farm sector indicators.The 11-member commission must include 4 specified members from the Department of Agriculture, 1 member from …

Critical Access Hospital Relief Act of 2025This bill repeals the 96-hour physician-certification requirement for inpatient critical access hospital services under Medicare. Under current law, as a condition for Medicare payment for such services, a physician must certify that a patient may reasonably be expected to be discharged or transferred to a hospital within 96 hours after admission to the critical …

Educational Choice for Children Act of 2025This bill establishes a nonrefundable tax credit for contributions (cash or stock) made by an individual to a tax-exempt organization that provides scholarships for qualified elementary and secondary school expenses to eligible students (scholarship granting organization), subject to limitations.Under the bill, the tax credit is limited to the greater of $5,000 or 10% of …

Medicare IVIG Access Enhancement Act of 2025This bill provides for Medicare coverage of in-home administration of intravenous immune globulin to treat chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP) or multifocal motor neuropathy. (CIDP is an autoimmune condition that causes symptoms such as muscle weakness and numbness; multifocal motor neuropathy is a variant of CIDP that only causes asymmetric muscle weakness.)

Undertaking Negotiations on Investment and Trade for Economic Dynamism Act or the UNITED ActThis bill grants certain authorities to the President for entering into a comprehensive trade agreement between the United States and the United Kingdom (UK).Specifically, the bill directs the President to seek to initiate negotiations with the UK regarding tariff and nontariff barriers affecting any industry, product, or …

ACO Assignment Improvement Act of 2025This bill establishes additional requirements for assigning Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries to accountable care organizations (ACOs) under the Medicare shared savings program. Under current law, the program enables ACOs to receive payments for savings stemming from care coordination and management.The bill requires the basis for assignment to reflect beneficiaries' utilization of not only primary care services …