HEMP Act of 2025

Senate Bill

S. 2112

119th Congress

HEMP Act of 2025

In Committee

Introduced:Jun 18, 2025

Primary Sponsor

Rand Paul

Senator

Republican

KY

Cosponsors

4

Quick Stats

Policy Area

Health

Summary

The HEMP Act of 2025 requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to make it easier for Medicare beneficiaries to find and use the Medicare Care Compare website. This website allows beneficiaries to compare information about healthcare providers like doctors, hospitals, and nursing homes. The bill directs CMS to optimize the website using search engine best practices so that it's more visible and accessible to users.

Latest Action

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

SponsorRand Paul (R-KY)

Introduced6/18/2025

StatusRead twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

ChamberSenate

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HEMP Act of 2025

The HEMP Act of 2025 requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to make it easier for Medicare beneficiaries to find and use the Medicare Care Compare website. This website allows beneficiaries to compare information about healthcare providers

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The HEMP Act of 2025 requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to make it easier for Medicare beneficiaries to find and use the Medicare Care Compare website. This website allows beneficiaries to compare information about healthcare providers like doctors, hospitals, and nursing homes. The bill directs CMS to optimize the website using search engine best practices so that it's more visible and accessible to users.

Bill Number: 2112
Sponsor: Rand Paul (R-KY)
Introduced: 6/18/2025
Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Policy Area: Health

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Fact Sheet

Title: HEMP Act of 2025
Bill Number: 2112
Sponsor: Rand Paul (R-KY)
Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Introduced: 6/18/2025
Summary: The HEMP Act of 2025 requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to make it easier for Medicare beneficiaries to find and use the Medicare Care Compare website. This website allows beneficiaries to compare information about healthcare providers like doctors, hospitals, and nursing ho

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Plain-English explanation of this bill

The HEMP Act of 2025 requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to make it easier for Medicare beneficiaries to find and use the Medicare Care Compare website. This website allows beneficiaries to compare information about healthcare providers like doctors, hospitals, and nursing homes. The bill directs CMS to optimize the website using search engine best practices so that it's more visible and accessible to users.

Last updated: 12/30/2025

Official Summary

Congressional Research Service summary

Search Engines Examine Care Compare Act or the SEE Care Compare ActThis bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to take certain actions to optimize the ability of beneficiaries to find the Medicare Care Compare website. (The website allows Medicare beneficiaries to find and compare health care providers, such as physicians, hospitals, and nursing homes.)The CMS must use search engine optimization practices to make it easier for beneficiaries to find the website, including best practices for indexing and searching, recommendations from search engines, and research-based website designs. The CMS must report on website analytics (e.g., internet traffic) and recommend appropriate legislative and administrative action.

Key Points

Main provisions of the bill

Requires CMS to improve search engine optimization and website design for the Medicare Care Compare site to make it easier for beneficiaries to find and use
Aims to help Medicare beneficiaries more easily access information about healthcare providers and make more informed choices
Calls for CMS to report on website analytics and recommend legislative or administrative actions to further improve the site

How This Impacts Americans

Potential effects on citizens and communities

If enacted, this bill would directly benefit the over 60 million Americans enrolled in Medicare by making it simpler for them to research and compare healthcare options in their area. Improved access to the Medicare Care Compare website could lead to beneficiaries making more informed decisions about their providers and potentially better health outcomes.

Policy Areas

Primary Policy Area

Health

Scope & Jurisdiction

Jurisdiction Level

federal

Congressional Session

119th Congress

Citation Reference

2112, 119th Congress (2025). "HEMP Act of 2025". Source: Voter's Right Platform. https://votersright.org/bills/118-s-2112

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