HR 9544 · 119th Congress 2025–2027

Save MEDICARE Act of 2026

Introduced Jun 30, 2026 Originated House Sponsor Lloyd Doggett D-TX

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Jul 17, 2026 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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.

  1. IntroducedJun 30, 2026
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Cosponsors 52

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 30, 2026 to Jul 20, 2026; 43 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-WAAdam SmithOriginalJun 30, 2026
D-AZAdelita S. GrijalvaOriginalJun 30, 2026
D-TXAl GreenOriginalJun 30, 2026
D-NYAlexandria Ocasio-CortezOriginalJun 30, 2026
D-INAndré CarsonOriginalJun 30, 2026
D-VTBecca BalintOriginalJun 30, 2026
D-MSBennie G. ThompsonOriginalJun 30, 2026
D-NJBonnie Watson ColemanOriginalJun 30, 2026
D-MEChellie PingreeOriginalJun 30, 2026
D-PAChristopher R. DeluzioOriginalJun 30, 2026
D-ILDanny K. DavisOriginalJun 30, 2026
D-MIDebbie DingellOriginalJun 30, 2026
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalJun 30, 2026
D-MOEmanuel CleaverOriginalJun 30, 2026
D-WAEmily RandallOriginalJun 30, 2026
D-TXGreg CasarOriginalJun 30, 2026
D-GAHenry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.OriginalJun 30, 2026
D-MNIlhan OmarOriginalJun 30, 2026
D-MAJames P. McGovernOriginalJun 30, 2026
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyOriginalJun 30, 2026
D-CAJared HuffmanOriginalJun 30, 2026
D-NYJerrold NadlerOriginalJun 30, 2026
D-ILJesús G. "Chuy" GarcíaOriginalJun 30, 2026
D-HIJill N. TokudaOriginalJun 30, 2026
D-CAJohn GaramendiOriginalJun 30, 2026
D-ILJonathan L. JacksonOriginalJun 30, 2026
D-CAJudy ChuOriginalJun 30, 2026
D-MDKweisi MfumeOriginalJun 30, 2026
D-CAMark DeSaulnierOriginalJun 30, 2026
D-WIMark PocanOriginalJun 30, 2026
D-CAMark TakanoOriginalJun 30, 2026
D-CAMaxine WatersOriginalJun 30, 2026
D-NYNydia M. VelázquezOriginalJun 30, 2026
D-WAPramila JayapalOriginalJun 30, 2026
D-MIRashida TlaibOriginalJun 30, 2026
D-CARo KhannaOriginalJun 30, 2026
D-VARobert C. "Bobby" ScottOriginalJun 30, 2026
D-CARobert GarciaOriginalJun 30, 2026
D-CTRosa L. DeLauroOriginalJun 30, 2026
D-MIShri ThanedarOriginalJun 30, 2026
D-TNSteve CohenOriginalJun 30, 2026
D-AZYassamin AnsariOriginalJun 30, 2026
D-NYYvette D. ClarkeOriginalJun 30, 2026
D-TXChristian D. MenefeeJul 2, 2026
D-ILDelia C. RamirezJul 2, 2026
D-ILRaja KrishnamoorthiJul 2, 2026
D-NYGeorge LatimerJul 6, 2026
D-GANikema WilliamsJul 6, 2026
D-NCAlma S. AdamsJul 14, 2026
D-NYGrace MengJul 14, 2026
D-ORVal T. HoyleJul 15, 2026
D-ORMaxine DexterJul 20, 2026

Committees 3

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseWays and Means Committee
Referred Jun 30, 2026
HouseEnergy and Commerce Committee
Referred Jun 30, 2026
HouseVeterans' Affairs Committee
Referred Jun 30, 2026
Health Subcommittee
Referred Jul 17, 2026

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jul 17, 2026Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  2. Jun 30, 2026Introduced in House
  3. Jun 30, 2026Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Veterans' Affairs, 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.

In the Congressional Record 1

Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
HouseDebate and remarks H4325Lloyd Doggett D-TXJun 30, 2026

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Clause 1 of Section 8 of Article I of the United States Constitution.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 172, no. 109, June 30, 2026, page H4365.

Titles 3

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure appropriate payments under Medicare Advantage, and for other purposes.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
Save MEDICARE Act of 2026
Saving Medicare Enrollees from Deceptive Insurers and Creating Ample Resources for Everyone Act of 2026

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jun 30, 2026Introduced in House

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