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H.R. 2793

U.S. HouseIn House Committee

Summary

H.R. 2793, the Retirement Freedom Act, was introduced in the House on Apr 9, 2025 by Rep. Gary Palmer (R). It was referred to Ways And Means, and last saw action on Apr 9, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.


Record

Text

H.R. 2793 has no co-sponsors and has not gone to a roll call.

hr2793/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 2793 IH: Retirement Freedom Act
U.S. House of Representatives
2025-04-09
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Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2793 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 9, 2025 Mr. Palmer introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL
To allow individuals to choose to opt out of the Medicare part A benefit.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the Retirement Freedom Act .
2.
Allowing individuals to choose to opt out of the Medicare part A benefit
Any individual who is otherwise entitled to benefits under part A of title XVIII of the Social Security Act may elect (in such form and manner as may be specified by the Secretary of Health and Human Services) to opt out of such entitlement. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in the case of an individual who makes such an election, such individual—
(1)
may (in such form and manner as may be specified by the Secretary) subsequently choose to end such election and opt back into such entitlement (in accordance with a process determined by the Secretary) without being subject to any penalty;
(2)
shall not be required to opt out of benefits under title II of such Act as a condition for making such election; and
(3)
shall not be required to repay any amount paid under such part A for items and services furnished prior to making such election.

Tracker

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  1. Introduced2025-04-09
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

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Introduced in House Apr 9, 2025

hr2793/introduced-in-house.md

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Introduced in House (04/09/2025)

Sponsors

Rep. Gary Palmer (R) sponsors H.R. 2793 alone.

Committees

H.R. 2793 went before 1 committee: Ways and Means.

Ways and Means
Ways and Means
Referred To · Apr 9, 2025 · 1,160 Bills

Actions

H.R. 2793 has taken 2 actions since Apr 9, 2025.

ChamberAction
Apr 9, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Apr 9, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.Ways and Means Committee

Votes

H.R. 2793 has not gone to a roll call.

1 bill is related to H.R. 2793, as Identical bill.

Titles

H.R. 2793 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Retirement Freedom Act — Display Title
  • Retirement Freedom Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To allow individuals to choose to opt out of the Medicare part A benefit. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 2 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 2793 in 1 quarterly filing, 2025. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Budget/Appropriations, Civil Rights/Civil Liberties, Defense, District of Columbia, Economics/Economic Development, Education, Foreign Relations, Government Issues.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
HERITAGE ACTION FOR AMERICADistrict of Columbia11

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
HERITAGE ACTION FOR AMERICA11

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
CHRISTOPHER WYATT111
DANIEL WEST111

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
HERITAGE ACTION FOR AMERICAHERITAGE ACTION FOR AMERICA2025 third_quarter$20K3rd Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 2793 under Health, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 2793’s is Health.

hr2793/policy-areas.txt
HealthAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

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