House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Medicare Low Income Subsidy Equality Act of 2026
Official title: To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to make premium and cost-sharing subsidies available to low-income Medicare part D beneficiaries who reside in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico or another territory of the United States.
Sponsor: Rep. Pablo Hernández D-PRWhere it went
- IntroducedOct 22, 2026
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Oct 22, 2026 — Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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. 10874.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. HERNANDEZ, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 163, October 22, 2026, Page H6058):Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18 of the U.S. Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record October 22, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
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- Statement length
- 57 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 10874, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/10874
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- October 23, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- October 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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
No cosponsors.
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Pablo Hernández.
- H.R. 2261 (119th) Strengthening Oversight of DHS Intelligence Act
- H.R. 5168 (119th) Puerto Rico Nutrition Assistance Fairness Act
- H.Res. 724 (119th) Recognizing the eighth anniversary of Hurricane Maria's destruction of Puerto Rico and the United States Virgin Islands.
- H.R. 7829 (119th) Disaster Aid Without Delay Act of 2026
- H.R. 9246 (119th) Puerto Rico Democratic Self Determination Act
- H.R. 2632 (119th) TRICARE Equality Act
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Oct 23, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.