Earned Benefits Equality and Family Reunification Act
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Introduced 2026-05-29
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “Earned Benefits Equality and Family Reunification Act” Read the full text
Health
What it does
The bill directs Medicare to run a 10-year pilot letting eligible beneficiaries who relocate to one of at least 11 selected countries, including Canada, Mexico, Germany, and India, use Medicare funds to pay for health care there. Participation is voluntary, and beneficiaries keep full US Medicare access if they need it. Payments cannot exceed what Medicare would pay for the same care in the US, and at least 150,000 people can enroll. The Secretary must evaluate and report yearly on the program's effects on cost, quality, and family reunification.
Written by AI from the complete official bill text and independently fact-checked against it. Not legal advice.
Where it is
Introduced · 2026-05-29
In the House.
Committee, then floor votes in both chambers · next
Official documents
The on-site text is shown verbatim from the GovInfo publication, captured 2026-07-12. The same version at GovInfo.
The numbers
2%
of bills introduced became law in the 118th Congress, 2023 to 2024 (n=16,213)
1
sponsor, out of 218 needed to pass
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: 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. (2026-05-29).