# 119-hr-6148: Patients Over Paperwork Act of 2025

119-hr-6148, Patients Over Paperwork Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2] (D-WA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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- As of: 2026-04-21
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-6148
- Congress: 119
- Title: Patients Over Paperwork Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-11-19
- Sponsor: Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2] (D-WA)
- Cosponsors: 10
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Restores pre-119-21 Medicaid eligibility redetermination rules.** This bill would repeal Section 71107 of Public Law 119-21 and revert the statutory framework for how Medicaid eligibility redeterminations are conducted to the rules that existed before that section. It does not create or change any programs, funding, enforcement mechanisms, fiscal provisions, tax changes, phase-in dates, or sunset provisions.

## Cosponsors (10)

- Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3] (D-OH), 2025-11-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2025-11-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2025-11-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33] (D-TX), 2025-11-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Salinas, Andrea [D-OR-6] (D-OR), 2025-11-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] (D-MA), 2025-11-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21] (D-CA), 2025-11-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Torres, Ritchie [D-NY-15] (D-NY), 2025-11-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] (D-CA), 2025-11-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] (D-WA), 2025-12-03T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Would restore older Medicaid renewal rules: benefit, high. If enacted, this bill would repeal Section 71107 of Public Law 119-21. Medicaid eligibility redeterminations would return to the prior rules and process. If you are on Medicaid, this could make it easier to keep coverage during renewal. State Medicaid agencies would use the older procedures again.…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act
- 119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025
- 119-hr-5390: FAMILY Act
- 119-hr-15: Equality Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-6148 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6148)

## Related
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [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)
- [119-hr-5390: FAMILY Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5390)
- [119-hr-15: Equality Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-15)
- [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation)

Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6148 (as of 2026-04-21).