# 119-hr-8749: SAFE through Medicare Act

119-hr-8749, SAFE through Medicare Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Frost, Maxwell [D-FL-10] (D-FL); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-8749
- Congress: 119
- Title: SAFE through Medicare Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-05-12
- Sponsor: Rep. Frost, Maxwell [D-FL-10] (D-FL)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## Summary

**Expands Medicare to cover 'Home Resiliency Services' for people who are medically at-risk in climate or manmade disasters.** It defines which home devices and services count, sets payment rules, and creates an agency process to decide who qualifies. - Medicare beneficiaries who are medically at-risk can receive medically necessary home items and services to reduce disaster risk. Examples include heat pumps, solar batteries for power-dependent medical equipment, and energy-efficient cold storage for heat-sensitive medical supplies. - Providers and suppliers will be paid 100 percent of the lesser of the actual charge or an amount from a fee schedule the Secretary sets specifically for these Home Resiliency Services. - The Secretary must consult the National Institutes of Health, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to define who is medically at-risk. That process must consider geography-specific climate risks, a 20-year lookback and 20-year projection of hazards, reliance on powered medical equipment, and chronic conditions. Coverage applies to services furnished on or after January 1, 2027 and the text includes no sunset.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Carter, Troy A. [D-LA-2] (D-LA), 2026-08-10T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Medicare home resiliency benefit: benefit, high. If enacted, Medicare would cover a new benefit called Home Resiliency Services starting January 1, 2027. You would be eligible if the Secretary determined you are medically at-risk in a climate or manmade disaster. The Secretary would consult NIH, CMS, and NOAA and consider local climate risks, the…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-3816: Weather Act Reauthorization Act of 2025
- 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-3077: Agriculture Resilience Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-8749 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8749)

## Related
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [119-hr-3816: Weather Act Reauthorization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3816)
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-3077: Agriculture Resilience Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3077)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8749 (as of 2026-09-21).