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H.R. 6112

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Summary

H.R. 6112, to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish certain requirements with respect to the average monthly cost to provide coverage to an enrollee under Medicare Advantage plans, was introduced in the House on Nov 18, 2025 by Rep. Mark Pocan (D) with 15 co-sponsors. It was referred to Ways And Means, and last saw action on Nov 18, 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.


Record

Text

H.R. 6112 has 15 co-sponsors.

hb6112/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 6112 IH: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish certain requirements with respect to the average monthly cost to provide coverage to an enrollee under Medicare Advantage plans.
U.S. House of Representatives
2025-11-18
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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. 6112 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 18, 2025 Mr. Pocan (for himself, Mr. Carson , Mr. Cohen , Ms. DeLauro , Mr. Doggett , Ms. Jayapal , Mr. Khanna , Ms. Norton , Ms. Ocasio-Cortez , Ms. Schakowsky , Mr. Takano , Mr. Thanedar , Ms. Tlaib , and Ms. Omar ) introduced the following bill; which was 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 A BILL
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish certain requirements with respect to the average monthly cost to provide coverage to an enrollee under Medicare Advantage plans.
1.
Establishing requirements with respect to average monthly cost to provide coverage under Medicare Advantage plans
Section 1857(e) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395w–27(e) ) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
(6)
Requirement on average monthly cost to provide coverage
(A)
In general
Beginning with plan years beginning on or after the date that is 1 year after the date of the enactment of this paragraph, if the Secretary determines that, with respect to a plan year and a Medicare advantage plan, the average monthly payment amount under section 1853 with respect to coverage of individuals enrolled in such Medicare Advantage plan for such plan year exceeds the average monthly cost to provide coverage for individuals enrolled in the original Medicare fee-for-service program under parts A and B for such plan year, the Secretary shall not permit any individual to enroll or reenroll in such plan for the plan year immediately following such plan year.
(B)
Exception
Subparagraph (A) shall not apply with respect to a specialized MA plan for special needs individuals.
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Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-11-18
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish certain requirements with respect to the average monthly cost to provide coverage to an enrollee under Medicare Advantage plans.

Sponsors

Rep. Mark Pocan (D) sponsors H.R. 6112, and 15 members have co-sponsored it, 13 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 6112 went before 2 committees: Energy and Commerce and Ways and Means.

Energy and Commerce
Energy and Commerce
Referred To · Nov 18, 2025 · 1,636 Bills
Ways and Means
Ways and Means
Referred To · Nov 18, 2025 · 1,160 Bills

Actions

H.R. 6112 has taken 2 actions since Nov 18, 2025.

ChamberAction
Nov 18, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Nov 18, 2025
House
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.Ways and Means Committee

Votes

H.R. 6112 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 6112 goes by 2 titles.

  • To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish certain requirements with respect to the average monthly cost to provide coverage to an enrollee under Medicare Advantage plans. — Official Title as Introduced
  • To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish certain requirements with respect to the average monthly cost to provide coverage to an enrollee under Medicare Advantage plans. — Display Title

Lobbying

4 clients hired 2 firms and 19 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 6112 in 6 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 Medicare/Medicaid, Health Issues, Pharmacy, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Insurance, Budget/Appropriations, Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace, Government Issues.

Clients

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

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP)District of Columbia13
CENTER FOR HEALTH AND DEMOCRACYCenter for Health and Democracy works to transform Americas system of health coverage.Pennsylvania11$20K
SOCIAL SECURITY WORKSMission to protect and improve Social Security.District of Columbia11$20K
PHYSICIANS FOR A NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAM (PNHP)Advocates for universal, comprehensive single-payer national health insurance.Illinois11$10K

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

Filings

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

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP)AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)2026 first_quarter$5.3M1st Quarter - Report
AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP)AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)2025 fourth_quarter$4.1M4th Quarter - Report
AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP)AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)2026 second_quarter$3M2nd Quarter - Report
CENTER FOR HEALTH AND DEMOCRACYPORT SIDE STRATEGIES, LLC2025 fourth_quarter$20K4th Quarter - Report
SOCIAL SECURITY WORKSPORT SIDE STRATEGIES, LLC2025 fourth_quarter$20K4th Quarter - Report
PHYSICIANS FOR A NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAM (PNHP)PORT SIDE STRATEGIES, LLC2025 fourth_quarter$10K4th Quarter - Termina…

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 6112 under Health, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 6112’s is Health.

hr6112/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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