# 119-hr-3079: Medicaid Empowerment Act of 2025

119-hr-3079, Medicaid Empowerment Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Rulli, Michael A. [R-OH-6] (R-OH); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-05-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-3079
- Congress: 119
- Title: Medicaid Empowerment Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-04-29
- Sponsor: Rep. Rulli, Michael A. [R-OH-6] (R-OH)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-05-17

## Summary

**Extends renewal periods for certain Medicaid home and community-based services waivers and related State plan amendments from five years to ten years.** This change would apply to extensions and renewals that begin on or after enactment and updates three subsections of Section 1915 of the Social Security Act to set 10-year terms where 5-year terms now apply. - States: State Medicaid agencies would move some waiver and State plan amendment renewal cycles from 5-year to 10-year schedules for the specified extensions and renewals. This shifts the timing of required renewals for those specific authorities. - Families and HCBS recipients: People who receive home and community-based services under the affected waivers would see those specific waivers renewed every 10 years instead of every 5, which reduces how often those renewals occur. - Providers and programs: Programs and providers operating under the covered waivers would operate under longer renewal terms for the listed extensions and elections, changing the cadence of approvals and renewals.

## Cosponsors (4)

- Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33] (D-TX), 2025-04-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carey, Mike [R-OH-15] (R-OH), 2025-04-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bentz, Cliff [R-OR-2] (R-OR), 2025-04-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7] (D-VA), 2025-12-09T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Longer Medicaid home care waivers: benefit, medium. If enacted, this would make Medicaid home care waivers last 10 years instead of 5. It would apply only to renewals or extensions that start on or after enactment. States would seek federal approvals less often, which could mean steadier services for people and caregivers.

## Related bills

- 119-hr-8870: BUILD America 250 Act
- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 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-1330: Smithsonian National Museum of the American Latino Act
- 119-hr-9250: Great American Outdoors Act 250

## Sources
- [119-hr-3079 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3079)

## Related
- [119-hr-8870: BUILD America 250 Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8870)
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [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-1330: Smithsonian National Museum of the American Latino Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1330)
- [119-hr-9250: Great American Outdoors Act 250](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9250)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3079 (as of 2026-05-17).