H.R. 6114: To prohibit funds made available to the Department of Health and Human Services by previous Appropriations Acts from being used for any activity that makes Medicare Advantage the default under the Medicare program.

119th Congress · introduced 2025-11-18 · Health · Latest: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.

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To prohibit funds made available to the Department of Health and Human Services by previous Appropriations Acts from being used for any activity that makes Medicare Advantage the default under the Medicare program.

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To prohibit funds made available to the Department of Health and Human Services by previous Appropriations Acts from being used for any activity that makes Medicare Advantage the default under the Medicare program.

Source: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-119hr6114.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/119/hr>

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Sponsor: Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] · 16 cosponsors

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André Carson (D-IN), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Rosa L. DeLauro (D-CT), Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Ro Khanna (D-CA), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Mark Takano (D-CA), Shri Thanedar (D-MI), Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), Sarah McBride (D-DE), Ilhan Omar (D-MN), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Greg Casar (D-TX)

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Appropriation: Money a legislature sets aside by law for a specific purpose. Government agencies may spend public money only as it has been appropriated.

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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-119hr6114.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/119/hr>

Record fed-us-cong119-hr6114 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong119 · updated 2026-11-03 by psicol fed-bills