# 119-hr-3468: Protecting Retirement and Health Benefits for Families Act

119-hr-3468, Protecting Retirement and Health Benefits for Families Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Sherrill, Mikie [D-NJ-11] (D-NJ); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-3468
- Congress: 119
- Title: Protecting Retirement and Health Benefits for Families Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-05-15
- Sponsor: Rep. Sherrill, Mikie [D-NJ-11] (D-NJ)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Agency heads would have to certify that staffing cuts, regional office closures, budget reallocations, or enforcement reorganizations will not harm benefit delivery or slow service.** It applies to five federal agencies: the Social Security Administration, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the Internal Revenue Service, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and the Department of Housing and Urban Development. - Families, seniors, veterans, housing assistance recipients, and taxpayers served by the five agencies would get new protections against actions that reduce benefit receipt, increase delays, or cut outreach efforts. - Agency leaders would have to certify to Congress and submit a report showing how they will shift resources or change procedures to avoid staffing shortages, longer wait times, or weaker enforcement. - Inspectors General must study each covered action and report within one year after certification and one year after the action. If an Inspector General finds the action harmed service or benefits, the agency would have to reverse it and restore staff or reopen offices. The provisions would take effect one year after enactment.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Protects benefits from major agency cuts: benefit, high. This bill would require SSA, Medicare/Medicaid (CMS), IRS, VA, and HUD to certify to Congress before big cuts or office closures. Covered actions include staffing or field office cuts over 5% in a year, and reorganizations that reduce timely service or weaken protections. Agency heads would have to…

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- 119-hr-5658: Child Care for Every Community Act
- 119-hr-4895: Afghan Adjustment Act
- 119-hr-3644: Menstrual Equity For All Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2045: Medicare Dental, Vision, and Hearing Benefit Act of 2025
- 119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act
- 119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-3468 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3468)

## Related
- [119-hr-5658: Child Care for Every Community Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5658)
- [119-hr-4895: Afghan Adjustment Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4895)
- [119-hr-3644: Menstrual Equity For All Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3644)
- [119-hr-2045: Medicare Dental, Vision, and Hearing Benefit Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2045)
- [119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-51)
- [119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-20)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3468 (as of 2026-04-21).