# 119-hr-10599: No Surprise Bills for Seniors Act

119-hr-10599, No Surprise Bills for Seniors Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2] (D-NC); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-11).

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- As of: 2026-10-11
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-10599
- Congress: 119
- Title: No Surprise Bills for Seniors Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-09-24
- Sponsor: Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2] (D-NC)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-11

## Summary

**Gives HHS the authority to treat some Part D premium nonpayments as involuntary.** This bill would allow the Secretary of Health and Human Services to use formal rulemaking to define circumstances where loss of Medicare Prescription Drug Plan (Part D) coverage for failure to pay premiums is classified as an involuntary termination. That could change how affected beneficiaries are handled for enrollment, reinstatement, or other protections tied to involuntary loss of coverage. The bill does not itself set protections, thresholds, timelines, or provide funding.

## Provisions PRIA read

- New Part D nonpayment rules for seniors: benefit, medium. If enacted, this bill would let the HHS Secretary write rules that treat some Medicare Part D premium nonpayment terminations as involuntary. The change would be made by formal rulemaking and would not itself define specific protections, timelines, or thresholds. If your Part D ended because you di…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-3816: Weather Act Reauthorization Act of 2025
- 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-5089: Weather Act Reauthorization Act of 2025
- 119-hr-8516: American Leadership in AI Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-10599 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10599)

## Related
- [119-hr-3816: Weather Act Reauthorization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3816)
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-5089: Weather Act Reauthorization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5089)
- [119-hr-8516: American Leadership in AI Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8516)
- [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation)

Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-10599 (as of 2026-10-11).