# 119-hr-2744: Medicare Enrollment Protection Act of 2025

119-hr-2744, Medicare Enrollment Protection Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Smucker, Lloyd [R-PA-11] (R-PA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-02).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-2744
- Congress: 119
- Title: Medicare Enrollment Protection Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-04-08
- Sponsor: Rep. Smucker, Lloyd [R-PA-11] (R-PA)
- Cosponsors: 9
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-02

## Summary

**Creates a new special enrollment period under Medicare Part B for people moving from COBRA continuation coverage to Medicare.** It would also align rules across ERISA, the Public Health Service Act, and the tax code and require updated COBRA notices to explain how COBRA and Part B interact.

## Cosponsors (9)

- Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12] (R-FL), 2025-04-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Houchin, Erin [R-IN-9] (R-IN), 2025-04-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4] (D-CA), 2025-04-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2] (D-MN), 2025-04-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Norcross, Donald [D-NJ-1] (D-NJ), 2025-04-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Shreve, Jefferson [R-IN-6] (R-IN), 2026-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davids, Sharice [D-KS-3] (D-KS), 2026-03-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stanton, Greg [D-AZ-4] (D-AZ), 2026-08-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24] (D-CA), 2026-08-31T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- New Medicare Part B window for COBRA users: benefit, medium. If enacted, people on COBRA would get a one-time special window to sign up for Medicare Part B. The window would run while you are on COBRA and for three months after your last COBRA month. You could use this only once in your life. Your Part B would start the first day of the month after you enrol…
- Protect COBRA and update Medicare notices: benefit, low. If enacted, your COBRA could not be cut or ended just because you are eligible for Medicare Part B but not enrolled. COBRA would be provided as if you were not Medicare-eligible, while you stay on COBRA. This would not require COBRA if you enroll in Part B, and it would not block other allowed COBR…

## Related bills

- 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-3514: Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025
- 119-hr-979: AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act of 2025
- 119-hr-909: Crime Victims Fund Stabilization Act of 2025
- 119-hr-6130: ASAP Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-2744 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2744)

## Related
- [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-3514: Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3514)
- [119-hr-979: AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-979)
- [119-hr-909: Crime Victims Fund Stabilization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-909)
- [119-hr-6130: ASAP Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6130)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2744 (as of 2026-09-02).