# 119-hr-6951: Stop Unfair Medicaid Recoveries Act

119-hr-6951, Stop Unfair Medicaid Recoveries Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-6951
- Congress: 119
- Title: Stop Unfair Medicaid Recoveries Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-01-06
- Sponsor: Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL)
- Cosponsors: 24
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## 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**. - 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.

## Cosponsors (24)

- Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] (D-CA), 2026-01-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14] (D-FL), 2026-01-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila [D-FL-20] (D-FL), 2026-01-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2026-01-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37] (D-TX), 2026-01-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29] (D-TX), 2026-01-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Goldman, Daniel S. [D-NY-10] (D-NY), 2026-01-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2026-01-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2] (D-IL), 2026-01-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-7] (D-CA), 2026-01-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14] (D-NY), 2026-01-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5] (D-MN), 2026-01-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] (D-ME), 2026-01-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] (D-IL), 2026-01-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ramirez, Delia C. [D-IL-3] (D-IL), 2026-01-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Strickland, Marilyn [D-WA-10] (D-WA), 2026-01-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] (D-NY), 2026-01-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Trahan, Lori [D-MA-3] (D-MA), 2026-01-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25] (D-FL), 2026-01-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] (D-WI), 2026-03-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Simon, Lateefah [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2026-03-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2026-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2] (D-NC), 2026-06-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24] (D-CA), 2026-08-03T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Stops Medicaid recoveries and liens: benefit, high. 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 ea…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief 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-6951 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6951)

## Related
- [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-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-6951 (as of 2026-09-21).