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119th Congress · H.R. 6494 · Introduced

Territories Health Equity Act of 2025

This bill alters provisions relating to the treatment of U.S. territories under Medicaid, Medicare, and Medicare Advantage. For example, the bill eliminates Medicaid funding limitations for U.S. territories beginning in FY2026, exempts an individual from late-enrollment penalties for Medicare medical services if the individual resided in Puerto Rico as of the date of eligibility and the individual enrolls within five years of such date, and establishes minimum criteria for certain elements used in Medicare Advantage payment calculations for areas within U.S. territories. The bill also allows residents of U.S. territories who are unable to obtain health insurance through their employer or a health insurance exchange to instead obtain coverage that is at least as broad as the coverage available to Members of Congress and their staff through the District of Columbia exchange.

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Territories Health Equity Act of 2025
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Constitutional authority statement (CDATA)

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 204 (Friday, December 5, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. PLASKETT:H.R. 6494.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution.[Page H5057]

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Sponsor

  • Del. Plaskett, Stacey E. [D-VI-At Large] · [D-VI] · P000610
    Dem-VI current · 6 terms · @StaceyPlaskett · 2 district offices

Sponsor record (congress_legislators)

Bio (legislators)

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Stacey E. Plaskett
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Stacey
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1966-05-13
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Democrat
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2025-01-03
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2027-01-03
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2059 Rayburn House Office Building Washington DC 20515-5500
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Leadership roles (0)

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Committee memberships (7)

  • Defense Intelligence and Overhead Architecture (house) · house · rank 3
  • House Committee on Ways and Means (house) · house · rank 18 · site
  • House Committee on the Budget (house) · house · rank 7 · site
  • House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (house) · house · rank 7 · site
  • National Intelligence Enterprise (house) · house · rank 3
  • Social Security (house) · house · rank 5
  • Tax (house) · house · rank 7

Social media

District offices (2)

  • 60 King St., Frederiksted, VI, 00840 · 340-778-5900 · fax 340-778-5111 · 8:30 - 5pm · 17.712475,-64.882701
  • 9100 Havensight, Suite 22, Port of Sale Mall, St. Thomas, VI, 00802 · 340-774-4408 · fax 340-774-8033 · 8:30-5pm · 18.334264,-64.919169

Other names (0)

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Sponsor FEC record (fec_live)

Candidate record (candidates) · cycle 2026

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2026
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PLASKETT, STACEY
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DEMOCRATIC PARTY
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House
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VI
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00
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null
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2024-12-18
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2024-12-18
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Candidate summary (candidate_summaries) · cycle 2026

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2026
total_receipts
$712,670.21
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$712,704.78
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$11,211.80
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$24,733.10
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2025-01-01
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2026-06-30

Connected committees (0)

none

Cosponsors (4)

  • Del. Radewagen, Aumua Amata Coleman [R-AS-At Large] · [R-AS-0] · R000600 · Co-sponsored 2025-12-05 · original
    Rep-AS current · 6 terms · @RepAmata · 1 district office
  • Rescom. Hernández, Pablo Jose [D-PR-At Large] · [D-PR-0] · H001103 · Co-sponsored 2025-12-05 · original
    Dem-PR current · 1 term · @reppablojose · 1 district office
  • Del. Moylan, James C. [R-GU-At Large] · [R-GU-0] · M001219 · Co-sponsored 2025-12-05 · original
    Rep-GU current · 2 terms · @JMoylanforGuam · 1 district office
  • Del. King-Hinds, Kimberlyn [R-MP-At Large] · [R-MP-0] · K000404 · Co-sponsored 2025-12-05 · original
    Rep-MP current · 1 term · @RepKimKingHinds · 3 district offices

Committees (2)

  • Ways and Means Committee [House Standing]
    2025-12-05T16:00:50ZReferred To
  • Energy and Commerce Committee [House Standing]
    2025-12-05T16:00:45ZReferred To

Actions — from XML (4)

  • 2025-12-05IntroReferralH11100via House floor 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.
  • 2025-12-05IntroReferralH11100via House floor 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.
  • 2025-12-05IntroReferralIntro-Hvia Library of Congress
    Introduced in House
  • 2025-12-05IntroReferral1000via Library of Congress
    Introduced in House

Actions — from bill_actions table (0)

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Titles

  • Display Title2025-12-23T05:38:18Z
    Territories Health Equity Act of 2025
  • Short Title(s) as IntroducedIH2025-12-23T05:38:17Z
    Territories Health Equity Act of 2025
  • Official Title as IntroducedIH2025-12-23T05:33:21Z
    To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to make improvements to the treatment of the United States territories under the Medicare and Medicaid programs, and for other purposes.

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Summaries

00 · 2025-12-05 · Introduced in House

Territories Health Equity Act of 2025

This bill alters provisions relating to the treatment of U.S. territories under Medicaid, Medicare, and Medicare Advantage.

For example, the bill

  • eliminates Medicaid funding limitations for U.S. territories beginning in FY2026,
  • exempts an individual from late-enrollment penalties for Medicare medical services if the individual resided in Puerto Rico as of the date of eligibility and the individual enrolls within five years of such date, and
  • establishes minimum criteria for certain elements used in Medicare Advantage payment calculations for areas within U.S. territories.

The bill also allows residents of U.S. territories who are unable to obtain health insurance through their employer or a health insurance exchange to instead obtain coverage that is at least as broad as the coverage available to Members of Congress and their staff through the District of Columbia exchange.

Related bills

  • HR 9877 (119) Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
    Latest: 2026-07-22 — Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Agriculture, Oversight and Government Reform, Education and Workforce, the Judiciary, the Budget, Veterans' Affairs, Natural Resources, Armed Services, Homeland Security, Financial Services, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Foreign Affairs, 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.
    Relationship: Related bill (via CRS)

Amendments (0)

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Laws

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Committee reports

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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.
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