Helping Tobacco Users Quit Act
- Bill Number
- S. 2064
- Origin Chamber
- Senate
- Congress
- 119th Congress, Session 1
- Policy Area
- Health
- Status
- Introduced
- Latest Action
- 2025-06-12: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
- Last Updated
- 2025-08-02T11:03:18Z
Official Summary
Helping Tobacco Users Quit Act
This bill provides for Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) coverage of certain tobacco cessation services.
Specifically, the bill provides for coverage, without cost-sharing, of diagnostic, therapy, and counseling services and pharmacotherapy, including prescription and nonprescription tobacco cessation agents, that are provided under medical supervision and in accordance with specified guidelines. It also applies a 90% Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (i.e., federal matching rate) for such items and services for five years.
Sponsor
Sen. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE]
Cosponsors (1)
Sen. Alsobrooks, Angela D. [D-MD]
Recent Actions
- 2025-06-12: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
- 2025-06-12: Introduced in Senate
Bill Versions
- Helping Tobacco Users Quit Act — issued 2025-06-12 — PDF (18 pages)