HR6147Referred to Committee
Expanding Health Care Options for First Responders Act
Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber4
Passed Both5
Signed into Law119th
Congress
2025-11-19
Introduced
5
Cosponsors
HR
ⓘType
Sponsor
Greg Landsman
Democrat · OH · Representative
Votes with party: 92.2% (604 recorded votes)
Full profile: /officials/L000601
Source: Congress.gov · FEC
Cosponsors (5)
Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.
Latest Action
The most recent step in the bill's legislative path. Committee Activity below shows referrals and reports; the full action-by-action history including floor proceedings lives at Congress.gov →
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.
2025-11-19
Source: Congress.gov
Committee Activity
Currently in
- House Committee on Ways and MeansReferred To · 2025-11-19
- House Committee on Energy and CommerceReferred To · 2025-11-19
Previously
- Energy and Commerce CommitteeReferred To · 2025-11-19
- Ways and Means CommitteeReferred To · 2025-11-19
Plain-English 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.
Plain-English rewrite of the Congressional Research Service summary published on Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed.
Subjects
Health
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