# 119-hr-4508: BURDEN Act

119-hr-4508, BURDEN Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8] (D-IL); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-4508
- Congress: 119
- Title: BURDEN Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-07-17
- Sponsor: Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8] (D-IL)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Congress
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-11-01

## Summary

**Conditions Members of Congress' federal health benefits on meeting Medicaid community engagement and SNAP work rules.** - Members of Congress would have to submit two written certifications to the Director of the Office of Personnel Management each month: one showing community engagement as described in the Social Security Act and one showing compliance with SNAP work requirements. - The Office of Personnel Management would need to receive and track those monthly certifications and use them as a gate for enrollment in the Federal Employees Health Benefits program.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50] (D-CA), 2025-08-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McBride, Sarah [D-DE-At Large] (D-DE), 2025-08-26T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Work-rule checks for lawmakers' health plan: cost, high. If enacted, Members of Congress would need to send OPM a written certification every month to stay eligible for FEHB. Each month, they would certify they met Medicaid-style community engagement rules. They would also certify they met SNAP work requirements as if in a SNAP household. This would star…

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- 119-hr-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026
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- 119-hr-4317: PBM Reform Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-4508 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4508)

## Related
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7853)
- [119-hres-1058: Recognizing that it is the duty of the Federal Government to develop and implem…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hres-1058)
- [119-hr-4317: PBM Reform Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4317)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4508 (as of 2026-11-01).