House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Puerto Rico Medicare Advantage Fairness Act of 2026
Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure appropriate geographic adjustments to Medicare Advantage benchmarks in Puerto Rico.
Sponsor: Rep. Raul Ruiz D-CAWhere it went
- IntroducedOct 5, 2026
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Oct 5, 2026 — 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.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 10747.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. RUIZ, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 157, October 5, 2026, Page H6027):Article 1, section 8, Clauses 1 and 18 of the United States Constitution, to provide for the general welfare and make all laws necessary and proper to carry out the powers of Congress.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record October 5, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 184 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 10747, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/10747
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- October 9, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- October 10, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of October 9, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
3 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 2 Democrats
1 of 3 cosponsors (33%) are from the other party.
Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Pablo Hernández (D-PR), Darren Soto (D-FL).
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Raul Ruiz.
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- H.R. 7335 (119th) Humanitarian Standards for Individuals in ICE and CBP Custody Act
- H.R. 3521 (119th) Clinical Trial Modernization Act
- H.R. 9877 (119th) Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- H.R. 6160 (119th) Strengthening Medicare for Patients and Providers Act
- H.Res. 607 (119th) Supporting the designation of the week of August 25 through August 29, 2025, as the third annual "National Community Health Worker…
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Oct 19, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.