U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HB10599: No Surprise Bills for Seniors Act
Status: In committee, September 24, 2026
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide flexibility in the treatment of nonpayment of Medicare prescription drug plan premiums.
What the bill says
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide flexibility in the treatment of nonpayment of Medicare prescription drug plan premiums.
From the introduced text, September 24, 2026:
A BILL To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide flexibility in the treatment of nonpayment of Medicare prescription drug plan premiums. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the No Surprise Bills for Seniors Act . SECTION 2. Providing flexibility in treatment of nonpayment of Medicare prescription drug plan premiums Section 1860D-1(b)(3)(A)(iii) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395w-101(b)(3)(A)(iii) ) is amended by inserting before the period the following: , except that the Secretary may specify through rulemaking circumstances under which a loss of coverage resulting from termination for such a failure to pay shall be treated as involuntary .
Sponsors
- Deborah Ross (D, HD-002) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : 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.
- : Introduced in House
Subjects: Health
Common questions
- What is HB10599?
- HB10599 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): No Surprise Bills for Seniors Act.
- What does HB10599 do?
- In its own words: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide flexibility in the treatment of nonpayment of Medicare prescription drug plan premiums.
- What is the status of HB10599?
- In committee as of September 24, 2026. Latest action: 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. (September 24, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB10599?
- Deborah Ross (D, HD-002).
- Where is the official record for HB10599?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10599
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