# 119-hr-1279: To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to establish a community engagement requirement for certain individuals under the Medicaid program.

119-hr-1279, To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to establish a community engagement requirement for certain individuals under the Medicaid program., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Bean, Aaron [R-FL-4] (R-FL); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-1279
- Congress: 119
- Title: To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to establish a community engagement requirement for certain individuals under the Medicaid program.
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-02-13
- Sponsor: Rep. Bean, Aaron [R-FL-4] (R-FL)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Tying Medicaid federal funding to an 80-hour-per-month community engagement requirement**. This bill would make many non-exempt Medicaid adults meet an 80-hour monthly work, service, or training target and link repeated noncompliance to loss of federal matching funds.

## Cosponsors (4)

- Rep. Weber, Randy K. Sr. [R-TX-14] (R-TX), 2025-02-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kennedy, Mike [R-UT-3] (R-UT), 2025-02-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Franklin, Scott [R-FL-18] (R-FL), 2025-02-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hageman, Harriet M. [R-WY-At Large] (R-WY), 2025-02-18T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Work rules and penalties for Medicaid adults: cost, high. If enacted, some adults on Medicaid would need monthly community engagement. You would meet the rule with at least 80 hours of work, community service, a work program, or a mix. You could also meet it if your monthly pay is at least the federal minimum wage times 80 hours. Exempt groups would inclu…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-1279 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1279)

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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-7651: Chloe Cole Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7651)
- [119-hr-925: Dismantle DEI Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-925)
- [119-hr-7: No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7)
- [119-hr-404: Hearing Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-404)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1279 (as of 2026-04-21).