# 119-hr-6114: To prohibit funds made available to the Department of Health and Human Services by previous Appropriations Acts from being used for any activity that makes Medicare Advantage the default under the Medicare program.

119-hr-6114, To prohibit funds made available to the Department of Health and Human Services by previous Appropriations Acts from being used for any activity that makes Medicare Advantage the default under the Medicare program., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] (D-WI); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-6114
- Congress: 119
- Title: To prohibit funds made available to the Department of Health and Human Services by previous Appropriations Acts from being used for any activity that makes Medicare Advantage the default under the Medicare program.
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-11-18
- Sponsor: Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] (D-WI)
- Cosponsors: 16
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Prevents Medicare Advantage default enrollment.** The bill would bar funds available to the Department of Health and Human Services from being used to treat someone with Medicare Part A and Part B as having elected a Medicare Advantage plan unless that person explicitly elects MA under the statute in section 1851(e)(1). The text preserves the narrow exception in subsection 1851(c)(3).

## Cosponsors (16)

- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2025-11-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2025-11-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] (D-CT), 2025-11-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37] (D-TX), 2025-11-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] (D-WA), 2025-11-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] (D-CA), 2025-11-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2025-11-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14] (D-NY), 2025-11-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2025-11-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39] (D-CA), 2025-11-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thanedar, Shri [D-MI-13] (D-MI), 2025-11-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2025-11-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McBride, Sarah [D-DE-At Large] (D-DE), 2025-11-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5] (D-MN), 2025-11-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6] (D-MI), 2025-11-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Casar, Greg [D-TX-35] (D-TX), 2025-12-01T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Stop automatic Medicare Advantage enrollment: benefit, low. This bill would bar HHS from using certain previously approved funds this fiscal year to make Medicare Advantage the default. If you have Medicare Part A and Part B, you would only be put in an MA plan if you choose it. The bill would keep the narrow exception already in Medicare law. It would appl…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-3971: Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act
- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hres-1058: Recognizing that it is the duty of the Federal Government to develop and implement a Transgender Bill of Rights to protect and codify the rights of transgender…
- 119-hr-2045: Medicare Dental, Vision, and Hearing Benefit Act of 2025
- 119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-6114 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6114)

## Related
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-3971: Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3971)
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [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-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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6114 (as of 2026-04-21).