# 119-hr-4796: Restoring Essential Healthcare Act

119-hr-4796, Restoring Essential Healthcare Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Friedman, Laura [D-CA-30] (D-CA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-06-25).

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- As of: 2026-06-25
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-4796
- Congress: 119
- Title: Restoring Essential Healthcare Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-07-29
- Sponsor: Rep. Friedman, Laura [D-CA-30] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 155
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-06-25

## Summary

This bill would repeal Section 71113 of Public Law 119-21 and **restore Medicaid payments to previously barred entities** for items and services furnished during the retroactive period between the two enactments. - Entities identified as "prohibited" in section 71113(b)(1) would be eligible to receive Medicaid reimbursement for covered items and services they provided during that retroactive window. Payments must be treated as if section 71113 had not been enacted for that period. - State Medicaid programs would process those retroactive payments under existing Title XIX financing and using their state plan or waiver mechanisms. - The change is limited to the specified retroactive period and operates by removing the payment prohibition for that window while relying on existing Medicaid financing rather than creating new funding authorities.

## Cosponsors (155)

- Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5] (D-GA), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1] (D-NH), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] (D-CA), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cisneros, Gilbert Ray [D-CA-31] (D-CA), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] (D-CA), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-7] (D-CA), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McIver, LaMonica [D-NJ-10] (D-NJ), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5] (D-PA), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-32] (D-CA), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Casten, Sean [D-IL-6] (D-IL), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Liccardo, Sam T. [D-CA-16] (D-CA), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davids, Sharice [D-KS-3] (D-KS), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] (D-NY), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1] (D-WA), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Deluzio, Christopher R. [D-PA-17] (D-PA), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fletcher, Lizzie [D-TX-7] (D-TX), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Balint, Becca [D-VT-At Large] (D-VT), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ramirez, Delia C. [D-IL-3] (D-IL), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37] (D-TX), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Simon, Lateefah [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Trahan, Lori [D-MA-3] (D-MA), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crockett, Jasmine [D-TX-30] (D-TX), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Correa, J. Luis [D-CA-46] (D-CA), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24] (D-CA), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dexter, Maxine [D-OR-3] (D-OR), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] (D-NY), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Landsman, Greg [D-OH-1] (D-OH), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] (D-OR), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] (D-NY), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14] (D-FL), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McClellan, Jennifer L. [D-VA-4] (D-VA), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8] (D-CA), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7] (D-AL), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] (D-NV), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8] (D-VA), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Auchincloss, Jake [D-MA-4] (D-MA), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tokuda, Jill N. [D-HI-2] (D-HI), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] (D-IL), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Salinas, Andrea [D-OR-6] (D-OR), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] (D-CA), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] (D-CA), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Budzinski, Nikki [D-IL-13] (D-IL), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] (D-IL), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] (D-MA), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8] (D-IL), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] (D-ME), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kamlager-Dove, Sydney [D-CA-37] (D-CA), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Min, Dave [D-CA-47] (D-CA), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] (D-MA), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ryan, Patrick [D-NY-18] (D-NY), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson, Jonathan L. [D-IL-1] (D-IL), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] (D-NJ), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Morrison, Kelly [D-MN-3] (D-MN), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Goldman, Daniel S. [D-NY-10] (D-NY), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bell, Wesley [D-MO-1] (D-MO), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ-8] (D-NJ), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Underwood, Lauren [D-IL-14] (D-IL), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50] (D-CA), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jacobs, Sara [D-CA-51] (D-CA), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila [D-FL-20] (D-FL), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Horsford, Steven [D-NV-4] (D-NV), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] (D-CA), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2] (D-MN), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sykes, Emilia Strong [D-OH-13] (D-OH), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] (D-WI), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McBath, Lucy [D-GA-6] (D-GA), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1] (D-HI), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Strickland, Marilyn [D-WA-10] (D-WA), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pelosi, Nancy [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Foushee, Valerie P. [D-NC-4] (D-NC), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] (D-FL), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Summer L. [D-PA-12] (D-PA), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Levin, Mike [D-CA-49] (D-CA), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39] (D-CA), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2] (D-IL), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Houlahan, Chrissy [D-PA-6] (D-PA), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Amo, Gabe [D-RI-1] (D-RI), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5] (D-MO), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Frankel, Lois [D-FL-22] (D-FL), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] (D-WI), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9] (D-OH), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McBride, Sarah [D-DE-At Large] (D-DE), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1] (D-CT), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Torres, Norma J. [D-CA-35] (D-CA), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pettersen, Brittany [D-CO-7] (D-CO), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25] (D-FL), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29] (D-TX), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Leger Fernandez, Teresa [D-NM-3] (D-NM), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] (D-MD), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Frost, Maxwell [D-FL-10] (D-FL), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Goodlander, Maggie [D-NH-2] (D-NH), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] (D-FL), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4] (D-CA), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pou, Nellie [D-NJ-9] (D-NJ), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33] (D-TX), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stansbury, Melanie A. [D-NM-1] (D-NM), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hoyle, Val T. [D-OR-4] (D-OR), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18] (D-CA), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13] (D-NY), 2025-08-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McClain Delaney, April [D-MD-6] (D-MD), 2025-08-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fields, Cleo [D-LA-6] (D-LA), 2025-08-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] (D-WA), 2025-08-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Julie [D-TX-32] (D-TX), 2025-09-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-52] (D-CA), 2025-09-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ansari, Yassamin [D-AZ-3] (D-AZ), 2025-09-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Himes, James A. [D-CT-4] (D-CT), 2025-09-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5] (D-MN), 2025-09-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Latimer, George [D-NY-16] (D-NY), 2025-09-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14] (D-NY), 2025-09-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] (D-MS), 2025-09-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Magaziner, Seth [D-RI-2] (D-RI), 2025-10-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Walkinshaw, James R. [D-VA-11] (D-VA), 2025-10-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT), 2025-10-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stevens, Haley M. [D-MI-11] (D-MI), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3] (D-PA), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kennedy, Timothy M. [D-NY-26] (D-NY), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Randall, Emily [D-WA-6] (D-WA), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ivey, Glenn [D-MD-4] (D-MD), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sherrill, Mikie [D-NJ-11] (D-NJ), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thanedar, Shri [D-MI-13] (D-MI), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2] (D-NC), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Elfreth, Sarah [D-MD-3] (D-MD), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19] (D-CA), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Morelle, Joseph D. [D-NY-25] (D-NY), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] (D-NY), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Olszewski, Johnny [D-MD-2] (D-MD), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sorensen, Eric [D-IL-17] (D-IL), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43] (D-CA), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carter, Troy A. [D-LA-2] (D-LA), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mullin, Kevin [D-CA-15] (D-CA), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schneider, Bradley Scott [D-IL-10] (D-IL), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1] (D-CO), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Escobar, Veronica [D-TX-16] (D-TX), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5] (D-NY), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10] (D-CA), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mannion, John W. [D-NY-22] (D-NY), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Torres, Ritchie [D-NY-15] (D-NY), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stanton, Greg [D-AZ-4] (D-AZ), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scholten, Hillary J. [D-MI-3] (D-MI), 2025-11-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Adelita S. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2025-11-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-14] (D-CA), 2025-12-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Golden, Jared F. [D-ME-2] (D-ME), 2025-12-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Subramanyam, Suhas [D-VA-10] (D-VA), 2025-12-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4] (D-IL), 2026-01-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vasquez, Gabe [D-NM-2] (D-NM), 2026-06-23T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Back pay for Medicaid care at barred providers: benefit, medium. If enacted, this would repeal a prior ban and require retro Medicaid payments to some previously barred providers. It would pay for covered care given from the enactment of Public Law 119-21 until this bill is enacted. It applies to services under a State Medicaid plan or waiver, using the same pro…

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- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
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## Sources
- [119-hr-4796 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4796)

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- [119-hr-15: Equality Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-15)
- [119-hr-17: Paycheck Fairness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-17)
- [119-hr-1810: Safe Schools Improvement Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1810)
- [119-hr-14: John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-14)
- [119-hr-2550: Protect America's Workforce Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2550)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4796 (as of 2026-06-25).