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119-hr-6951119th CongressWALLET

Stop Unfair Medicaid Recoveries Act

Sponsored By: Representative Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9]

Introduced

Summary

This bill would sharply limit states' power to reclaim Medicaid costs from a beneficiary's property. It would require states to withdraw existing liens within 90 days and prohibit post-enactment adjustments or recoveries.

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  • Medicaid beneficiaries and their families would see liens in effect at enactment removed and affected individuals or their legal representatives notified within 90 days.
  • Heirs and estates would no longer face new federal adjustments or recovery actions for medical assistance that was correctly paid on or after enactment, removing a common claim source against property.
  • State Medicaid programs would lose the ability to initiate, maintain, or collect recoveries for correctly paid benefits and must cancel liens already in effect, narrowing how states recoup costs.

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

Stops Medicaid recoveries and liens

This bill would bar States from starting, keeping, or collecting any adjustment or recovery of medical assistance that was correctly paid on or after the date of enactment. It would require States to withdraw any lien in effect on the date of enactment within 90 days. States would have to notify each affected individual, the individual's legal representative, or the individual's estate that the lien was withdrawn and that recoveries are prohibited. The rule would apply to liens and recoveries tied to Medicaid payments under section 1917.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9]

IL • D

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 1/6/2026

  • Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14]

    FL • D

    Sponsored 1/6/2026

  • Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila [D-FL-20]

    FL • D

    Sponsored 1/6/2026

  • Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]

    TN • D

    Sponsored 1/6/2026

  • Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37]

    TX • D

    Sponsored 1/6/2026

  • Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29]

    TX • D

    Sponsored 1/6/2026

  • Rep. Goldman, Daniel S. [D-NY-10]

    NY • D

    Sponsored 1/6/2026

  • Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]

    DC • D

    Sponsored 1/6/2026

  • Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2]

    IL • D

    Sponsored 1/6/2026

  • Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-7]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 1/6/2026

  • Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14]

    NY • D

    Sponsored 1/6/2026

  • Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5]

    MN • D

    Sponsored 1/6/2026

  • Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1]

    ME • D

    Sponsored 1/6/2026

  • Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5]

    IL • D

    Sponsored 1/6/2026

  • Rep. Ramirez, Delia C. [D-IL-3]

    IL • D

    Sponsored 1/6/2026

  • Rep. Strickland, Marilyn [D-WA-10]

    WA • D

    Sponsored 1/6/2026

  • Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20]

    NY • D

    Sponsored 1/6/2026

  • Rep. Trahan, Lori [D-MA-3]

    MA • D

    Sponsored 1/6/2026

  • Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25]

    FL • D

    Sponsored 1/6/2026

  • Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2]

    WI • D

    Sponsored 3/16/2026

  • Rep. Simon, Lateefah [D-CA-12]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 3/16/2026

  • Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12]

    MI • D

    Sponsored 4/21/2026

  • Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2]

    NC • D

    Sponsored 6/30/2026

  • Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 8/3/2026

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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