H.R. 2793

Summary

H.R. 2793, the Retirement Freedom Act, was introduced in the House on Apr 9, 2025 by Rep. Gary Palmer (R). It was referred to Ways And Means, and last saw action on Apr 9, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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Text

H.R. 2793 has no co-sponsors and has not gone to a roll call.

119 HR 2793 IH: Retirement Freedom Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-04-09
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 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 2793  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   April 9, 2025   Mr. Palmer  introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Ways and Means    A BILL
To allow individuals to choose to opt out of the Medicare part A benefit.
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Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Retirement Freedom Act  .
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Allowing individuals to choose to opt out of the Medicare part A benefit
Any individual who is otherwise entitled to benefits under part A of title XVIII of the Social Security Act may elect (in such form and manner as may be specified by the Secretary of Health and Human Services) to opt out of such entitlement. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in the case of an individual who makes such an election, such individual—
(1)
may (in such form and manner as may be specified by the Secretary) subsequently choose to end such election and opt back into such entitlement (in accordance with a process determined by the Secretary) without being subject to any penalty;
(2)
shall not be required to opt out of benefits under title II of such Act as a condition for making such election; and
(3)
shall not be required to repay any amount paid under such part A for items and services furnished prior to making such election.

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Sponsors

Rep. Gary Palmer (R) sponsors H.R. 2793 alone.

Gary Palmer

Rep. · R–AL-6 · Sponsor

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Committees

H.R. 2793 went before 1 committee: Ways and Means.

Ways and Means

Ways and Means

Referred To · Apr 9, 2025 · 1,160 Bills

Actions

H.R. 2793 has taken 2 actions since Apr 9, 2025.

Votes

H.R. 2793 has not gone to a roll call.

Related bills

1 bill is related to H.R. 2793, as Identical bill.

S 2810Retirement Freedom ActSep 16, 2025 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. · Identical bill

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Titles

H.R. 2793 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

• Retirement Freedom Act — Display Title
• Retirement Freedom Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• To allow individuals to choose to opt out of the Medicare part A benefit. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 2 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 2793 in 1 quarterly filing, 2025. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Budget/Appropriations, Civil Rights/Civil Liberties, Defense, District of Columbia, Economics/Economic Development, Education, Foreign Relations, Government Issues.

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Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 2793 under Health, one of its 31 policy areas.

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