# 119-hr-1403: LIVE Beneficiaries Act

119-hr-1403, LIVE Beneficiaries Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12] (R-FL); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-08-05).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-1403
- Congress: 119
- Title: LIVE Beneficiaries Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-02-18
- Sponsor: Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12] (R-FL)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-08-05

## Summary

**Quarterly verification of Medicaid beneficiaries' death status** is the bill's core change. The bill would require States to check the federal Death Master File at least quarterly, disenroll enrollees listed as deceased and stop payments after death while allowing immediate retroactive reenrollment for misidentification, and it would take effect January 1, 2027 for all 50 States and the District of Columbia. - Families and enrollees: If the Death Master File shows someone is deceased, States would disenroll that person from the State plan or waiver and stop Medicaid payments for care after death. If the death match was an error, the State must immediately reenroll the person retroactive to the date of disenrollment. - State Medicaid agencies: States would be required to run at least quarterly screenings of the Death Master File and treat matches as factual information under existing federal rules. States may use other electronic data sources to identify potentially deceased beneficiaries as long as they remain in compliance with these requirements and other Medicaid eligibility rules. - Payments and program records: The bill would require discontinuing payments made on behalf of individuals after death except for items or services furnished before death, and it applies to enrollment under both State plans and waivers nationwide.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2] (D-MN), 2025-02-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-41] (R-CA), 2025-03-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davids, Sharice [D-KS-3] (D-KS), 2025-03-10T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Quarterly death checks for Medicaid enrollees: cost, low. If enacted, states would check a federal death records file at least every three months for all Medicaid enrollees. If the file shows someone as deceased, the state would treat that as verified, disenroll them, and stop payments for care after death. Bills for care given before death could still be…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025
- 119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act
- 119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act
- 119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act
- 119-hr-3277: Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act
- 119-hr-3946: FIGHT Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-1403 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1403)

## Related
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
- [119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9237)
- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
- [119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage A…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-842)
- [119-hr-3277: Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3277)
- [119-hr-3946: FIGHT Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3946)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1403 (as of 2026-08-05).