H.R. 4619

Summary

H.R. 4619, the Medicare Mental Health Inpatient Equity Act of 2025, was introduced in the House on Jul 22, 2025 by Rep. Paul Tonko (D) with 6 co-sponsors. It was referred to Ways And Means, and last saw action on Jul 22, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Record

Text

H.R. 4619 has 6 co-sponsors.

119 HR 4619 IH: Medicare Mental Health Inpatient Equity Act of 2025
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-07-22
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 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 4619  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   July 22, 2025   Mr. Tonko  (for himself,  Mr. Huizenga ,  Mr. Doggett , and  Mr. Fitzpatrick ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Ways and Means    A BILL
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to eliminate the 190-day lifetime limit on inpatient psychiatric hospital services under the Medicare Program.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Medicare Mental Health Inpatient Equity Act of 2025  .
2.
Elimination of 190-day lifetime limit on inpatient psychiatric hospital services
(a)
In general
Section 1812 of the  Social Security Act  ( 42 U.S.C. 1395d ) is amended—
(1)
in subsection (b)—
(A)
in paragraph (1), by adding  or  at the end;
(B)
in paragraph (2), by striking  ; or  at the end and inserting a period; and
(C)
by striking paragraph (3); and
(2)
in subsection (c), by striking  (but shall not be included  and all that follows before the period at the end.
(b)
Effective Date
The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply to items and services furnished on or after January 1, 2027.

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Sponsors

Rep. Paul Tonko (D) sponsors H.R. 4619, and 6 members have co-sponsored it, 3 of them from the day it was introduced.

Paul Tonko

Rep. · D–NY-20 · Sponsor

Introduced Jul 22, 2025

Lloyd Doggett

Rep. · D–TX-37 · Co-sponsor

Joined Jul 22, 2025 · Original

Brian Fitzpatrick

Rep. · R–PA-1 · Co-sponsor

Joined Jul 22, 2025 · Original

Bill Huizenga

Rep. · R–MI-4 · Co-sponsor

Joined Jul 22, 2025 · Original

Shri Thanedar

Rep. · D–MI-13 · Co-sponsor

Joined Nov 4, 2025

Brendan Boyle

Rep. · D–PA-2 · Co-sponsor

Joined Apr 27, 2026

Nathaniel Moran

Rep. · R–TX-1 · Co-sponsor

Joined Jul 27, 2026

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Committees

H.R. 4619 went before 1 committee: Ways and Means.

Ways and Means

Ways and Means

Referred To · Jul 22, 2025 · 1,160 Bills

Actions

H.R. 4619 has taken 2 actions since Jul 22, 2025.

Votes

H.R. 4619 has not gone to a roll call.

Related bills

1 bill is related to H.R. 4619.

S 4076Removing Medicare Mental Health Inpatient Limitations Act of 2026Mar 12, 2026 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. · Related bill

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Titles

H.R. 4619 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

• Medicare Mental Health Inpatient Equity Act of 2025 — Display Title
• To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to eliminate the 190-day lifetime limit on inpatient psychiatric hospital services under the Medicare Program. — Official Title as Introduced
• Medicare Mental Health Inpatient Equity Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced

Lobbying

10 clients hired 9 firms and 83 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 4619 in 25 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. 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, Health Issues, Medicare/Medicaid, Veterans, Education, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Immigration, Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice.

Clients

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Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill. The 20 named most often, of 83.

Filings

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Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 4619 under Health, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

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Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 4619, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 125 (Tuesday, July 22, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. TONKO:H.R. 4619.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 1[Page H3554]

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