# 119-s-1082: Safeguarding Medicaid Act

119-s-1082, Safeguarding Medicaid Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY] (R-WY); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-30).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-1082
- Congress: 119
- Title: Safeguarding Medicaid Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-03-14
- Sponsor: Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY] (R-WY)
- Cosponsors: 10
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-30

## Summary

**This bill would expand _nationwide asset verification for Medicaid_ and add a resources-based eligibility test tied to Supplemental Security Income (SSI) limits.** It would also require federal tracking of any savings and new state reporting and enforcement steps.

## Cosponsors (10)

- Sen. Kennedy, John [R-LA] (R-LA), 2025-03-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK] (R-OK), 2025-03-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS] (R-MS), 2025-03-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Lummis, Cynthia M. [R-WY] (R-WY), 2025-03-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN] (R-TN), 2025-03-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS] (R-KS), 2025-03-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL] (R-FL), 2025-03-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT] (R-MT), 2025-03-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Schmitt, Eric [R-MO] (R-MO), 2025-03-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. McCormick, David [R-PA] (R-PA), 2026-04-28T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Nationwide Medicaid asset checks start: cost, high. If enacted, the bill would expand federal asset checks to all Medicaid applicants and recipients in every State and territory. The change would take effect one year after enactment. States would have a one-year phase-in to submit and run an electronic asset verification plan and may start earlier.…
- New asset test for Medicaid: cost, high. If enacted, the bill would require States to apply a resources (asset) test when deciding Medicaid eligibility. States would deny eligibility when an individual's resources, as measured for SSI under section 1613, exceed the SSI resource limit or a State-set alternative. The bill would also insert…
- Federal Medicaid tracking and enforcement: mixed, medium. If enacted, HHS would have to build a federal system to track Federal Medicaid savings from the asset verification program within two years. States would begin submitting public PERM-year reports starting the first year after enactment. Reports must list renewals started, asset checks done, benefic…

## Related bills

- 119-s-2296: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026
- 119-s-4784: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027
- 119-s-3752: SAVE America Act
- 119-s-401: Fair Access to Banking Act
- 119-s-587: Death Tax Repeal Act of 2025
- 119-s-186: No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-s-1082 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/1082)

## Related
- [119-s-2296: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2296)
- [119-s-4784: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4784)
- [119-s-3752: SAVE America Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3752)
- [119-s-401: Fair Access to Banking Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-401)
- [119-s-587: Death Tax Repeal Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-587)
- [119-s-186: No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-186)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1082 (as of 2026-04-30).