Expanding Health Care Options for First Responders Act
Latest action · Nov 19, 2025 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedNov 19, 2025
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Expanding Health Care Options for First Responders Act
This bill establishes a Medicare buy-in option for certain qualifying first responders.
Specifically, the bill allows first responders aged 50 to 64 to enroll in Medicare if they are retired or otherwise separated from service due to a disability. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) must determine enrollment periods and set premiums for the buy-in option established under the bill, in accordance with specified requirements. The CMS must also award grants to states and nonprofit organizations for outreach and enrollment activities relating to the buy-in option.
Cosponsors 5
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Nov 21, 2025 to Apr 16, 2026.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-FL | Lois Frankel | Nov 21, 2025 | |
| D-NY | Patrick Ryan | Nov 21, 2025 | |
| D-IL | Sean Casten | Dec 3, 2025 | |
| D-NJ | Josh Gottheimer | Apr 2, 2026 | |
| D-OH | Marcy Kaptur | Apr 16, 2026 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 19, 2025Introduced in House
- Nov 19, 2025Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 3221 | Expanding Health Care Options for First Responders Act | Identical bill | Nov 19, 2025 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Nov 19, 2025Introduced in House
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