SURS Extension Act has not moved since its introduction on May 21, 2026, with one cosponsor, a Republican
IntroducedMay 21, 2026
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What it changes · CRS summary
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 87 words.
Small Practice, Underserved, and Rural Support Program Extension Act of 2023 or the SURS Extension Act This bill reauthorizes funds through FY2031 for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to contract with specified entities (e.g., quality improvement organizations) to provide technical assistance regarding the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) and alternative payment models under Medicare, specifically for health professionals in practices with 15 or fewer professionals. (MIPS is an incentive program under Medicare that allows health professionals to receive payment adjustments based on certain performance measures.)
Context
- Committees
- House Energy and Commerce Committee
House Ways and Means Committee - Policy area
- Health: 122 of 9,357 bills became law, 113th–118th (1.3%)
- Sponsor
- 0 of 53 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 1: introduced in house · 71 words
- Latest action
- May 21, 2026: 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.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
Exhibit 1Passage odds band at each stage, rated when the bill reached it [4]
Related bills · 0
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