# 115-hr-7149: Protecting Married Seniors from Impoverishment Act

115-hr-7149, Protecting Married Seniors from Impoverishment Act, is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6] (D-MI); status Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-7149
- Congress: 115
- Title: Protecting Married Seniors from Impoverishment Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- Introduced: 2018-11-16
- Sponsor: Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6] (D-MI)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Protecting Married Seniors from Impoverishment Act This bill makes permanent certain provisions regarding Medicaid eligibility that protect against spousal impoverishment for recipients of home and community-based services. Under current law, these provisions expire on December 31, 2018.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Upton, Fred [R-MI-6] (R-MI), 2018-11-16T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 115-hr-7217: IMPROVE Act
- 115-hr-6835: PFAS Federal Facility Accountability Act of 2018
- 115-hr-6510: Restore Our Parks and Public Lands Act
- 115-hr-6183: Family Reunification Act
- 115-hr-6116: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 362 North Ross Street in Beaverton, Michigan, as the "Colonel Alfred Asch Post Office".
- 115-hr-6032: SMART IoT Act

## Sources
- [115-hr-7149 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/7149)

## Related
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- [115-hr-6835: PFAS Federal Facility Accountability Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6835)
- [115-hr-6510: Restore Our Parks and Public Lands Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6510)
- [115-hr-6183: Family Reunification Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6183)
- [115-hr-6116: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 362 No…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6116)
- [115-hr-6032: SMART IoT Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6032)
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