H.R. 6112

Summary

H.R. 6112, to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish certain requirements with respect to the average monthly cost to provide coverage to an enrollee under Medicare Advantage plans, was introduced in the House on Nov 18, 2025 by Rep. Mark Pocan (D) with 15 co-sponsors. It was referred to Ways And Means, and last saw action on Nov 18, 2025: 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.

Record

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H.R. 6112 has 15 co-sponsors.

119 HR 6112 IH: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish certain requirements with respect to the average monthly cost to provide coverage to an enrollee under Medicare Advantage plans.
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-11-18
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 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 6112  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   November 18, 2025   Mr. Pocan  (for himself,  Mr. Carson ,  Mr. Cohen ,  Ms. DeLauro ,  Mr. Doggett ,  Ms. Jayapal ,  Mr. Khanna ,  Ms. Norton ,  Ms. Ocasio-Cortez ,  Ms. Schakowsky ,  Mr. Takano ,  Mr. Thanedar ,  Ms. Tlaib , and  Ms. Omar ) introduced the following bill; which was 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   A BILL
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish certain requirements with respect to the average monthly cost to provide coverage to an enrollee under Medicare Advantage plans.
1.
Establishing requirements with respect to average monthly cost to provide coverage under Medicare Advantage plans
Section 1857(e) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395w–27(e) ) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
(6)
Requirement on average monthly cost to provide coverage
(A)
In general
Beginning with plan years beginning on or after the date that is 1 year after the date of the enactment of this paragraph, if the Secretary determines that, with respect to a plan year and a Medicare advantage plan, the average monthly payment amount under section 1853 with respect to coverage of individuals enrolled in such Medicare Advantage plan for such plan year exceeds the average monthly cost to provide coverage for individuals enrolled in the original Medicare fee-for-service program under parts A and B for such plan year, the Secretary shall not permit any individual to enroll or reenroll in such plan for the plan year immediately following such plan year.
(B)
Exception
Subparagraph (A) shall not apply with respect to a specialized MA plan for special needs individuals.
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To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish certain requirements with respect to the average monthly cost to provide coverage to an enrollee under Medicare Advantage plans.

Sponsors

Rep. Mark Pocan (D) sponsors H.R. 6112, and 15 members have co-sponsored it, 13 of them from the day it was introduced.

Mark Pocan

Rep. · D–WI-2 · Sponsor

Introduced Nov 18, 2025

Eleanor Norton

Rep. · D–DC-0 · Co-sponsor

Joined Nov 18, 2025 · Original

Andre Carson

Rep. · D–IN-7 · Co-sponsor

Joined Nov 18, 2025 · Original

Steve Cohen

Rep. · D–TN-9 · Co-sponsor

Joined Nov 18, 2025 · Original

Rosa DeLauro

Rep. · D–CT-3 · Co-sponsor

Joined Nov 18, 2025 · Original

Lloyd Doggett

Rep. · D–TX-37 · Co-sponsor

Joined Nov 18, 2025 · Original

Pramila Jayapal

Rep. · D–WA-7 · Co-sponsor

Joined Nov 18, 2025 · Original

Ro Khanna

Rep. · D–CA-17 · Co-sponsor

Joined Nov 18, 2025 · Original

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

Rep. · D–NY-14 · Co-sponsor

Joined Nov 18, 2025 · Original

Ilhan Omar

Rep. · D–MN-5 · Co-sponsor

Joined Nov 18, 2025 · Original

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Committees

H.R. 6112 went before 2 committees: Energy and Commerce and Ways and Means.

Energy and Commerce

Energy and Commerce

Referred To · Nov 18, 2025 · 1,636 Bills

Ways and Means

Ways and Means

Referred To · Nov 18, 2025 · 1,160 Bills

Actions

H.R. 6112 has taken 2 actions since Nov 18, 2025.

Votes

H.R. 6112 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 6112 goes by 2 titles.

• To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish certain requirements with respect to the average monthly cost to provide coverage to an enrollee under Medicare Advantage plans. — Official Title as Introduced
• To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish certain requirements with respect to the average monthly cost to provide coverage to an enrollee under Medicare Advantage plans. — Display Title

Lobbying

4 clients hired 2 firms and 19 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 6112 in 6 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. 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 Medicare/Medicaid, Health Issues, Pharmacy, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Insurance, Budget/Appropriations, Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace, Government Issues.

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Firms

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Lobbyists

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Filings

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Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 6112 under Health, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 6112’s is Health.

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