# 119-hr-3327: Public Safety Retirees Healthcare Protection Act of 2025

119-hr-3327, Public Safety Retirees Healthcare Protection Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2] (R-NE); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-3327
- Congress: 119
- Title: Public Safety Retirees Healthcare Protection Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-05-13
- Sponsor: Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2] (R-NE)
- Cosponsors: 7
- Policy area: Taxation
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## Summary

**Increases the tax-free amount public safety retirees can use from their government pensions to pay health and long-term care premiums.** The bill would amend 26 U.S.C. §402(l)(2) to raise the annual exclusion for distributions used to pay health and long-term care insurance for public safety officers from $3,000 to $6,000. The change would apply to distributions in taxable years beginning after December 31, 2025.

## Cosponsors (7)

- Rep. Cuellar, Henry [D-TX-28] (D-TX), 2025-05-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17] (R-NY), 2025-09-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] (R-NJ), 2025-11-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] (D-NJ), 2026-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mackenzie, Ryan [R-PA-7] (R-PA), 2026-05-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7] (D-VA), 2026-06-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schrier, Kim [D-WA-8] (D-WA), 2026-07-20T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Higher tax-free health premium limit for public safety retirees: benefit, medium. This bill would raise the tax-free amount of governmental retirement plan payouts used to pay health and long-term care insurance premiums for public safety officers. The annual limit would increase from $3,000 to $6,000. It would apply to distributions in tax years that begin after December 31, 20…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act
- 119-hr-1065: Protect Our Letter Carriers Act of 2025
- 119-hr-4583: Living Donor Protection Act of 2025
- 119-hr-3226: Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act
- 119-hr-2853: Combating Organized Retail Crime Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-3327 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3327)

## Related
- [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-1065: Protect Our Letter Carriers Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1065)
- [119-hr-4583: Living Donor Protection Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4583)
- [119-hr-3226: Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3226)
- [119-hr-2853: Combating Organized Retail Crime Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2853)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3327 (as of 2026-09-21).