# 119-hr-1019: Medicaid Program Improvement Act

119-hr-1019, Medicaid Program Improvement Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Miller-Meeks, Mariannette [R-IA-1] (R-IA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-08-05).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-1019
- Congress: 119
- Title: Medicaid Program Improvement Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-02-05
- Sponsor: Rep. Miller-Meeks, Mariannette [R-IA-1] (R-IA)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-08-05

## Summary

**Regular address updates for Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) enrollees** to keep contact information current and support accurate eligibility and service delivery. The bill would also require managed care plans to transmit any addresses they directly verify with enrollees to state Medicaid agencies. - Families and children: More accurate addresses make it easier to get program notices and access care when eligibility or benefits change. - States and territories: States would have to establish processes to obtain address information from reliable federal data sources (42 CFR 435.919(f)(1)(iii)) and act on changes. The requirement applies to the 50 States and the District of Columbia and takes effect January 1, 2026. - Managed care plans: Contracts with managed care entities would have to require plans to send to the State any address information they obtain or verify directly with an enrollee, starting January 1, 2026.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6] (D-MI), 2025-02-05T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- New address checks for Medicaid and CHIP: benefit, medium. If enacted, states would regularly check and update Medicaid addresses using reliable sources and act on changes. This would apply in the 50 States and D.C., and CHIP would be tied to the same rule upon enactment. Starting January 1, 2026, Medicaid managed care plans would have to send any address…

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- 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025
- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025
- 119-hr-4317: PBM Reform Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2902: SOAR Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-1019 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1019)

## Related
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- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2725)
- [119-hr-4317: PBM Reform Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4317)
- [119-hr-2902: SOAR Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2902)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1019 (as of 2026-08-05).