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H.R. 6148

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 6148, the Patients Over Paperwork Act of 2025, was introduced in the House on Nov 19, 2025 by Rep. Rick Larsen (D) with 10 co-sponsors. It was referred to Energy And Commerce, and last saw action on Nov 19, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Record

Text

H.R. 6148 has 10 co-sponsors.

hb6148/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 6148 IH: Patients Over Paperwork Act of 2025
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-11-19
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 6148  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   November 19, 2025   Mr. Larsen of Washington  (for himself,  Mrs. Beatty ,  Ms. Tlaib ,  Ms. Norton ,  Mr. Veasey ,  Ms. Salinas ,  Mr. Moulton ,  Mr. Costa ,  Mr. Torres of New York , and  Mr. Lieu ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Energy and Commerce    A BILL
To amend  Public Law 119–21  to repeal certain changes to eligibility redeterminations under the Medicaid program.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Patients Over Paperwork Act of 2025  .
2.
Repealing changes to eligibility redeterminations under Medicaid
Section 71107 of  Public Law 119–21  is repealed, and the provisions of law amended by such section are restored as if such section had not been enacted into law.

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-11-19
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

To amend Public Law 119-21 to repeal certain changes to eligibility redeterminations under the Medicaid program.

Sponsors

Rep. Rick Larsen (D) sponsors H.R. 6148, and 10 members have co-sponsored it, 9 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 6148 went before 1 committee: Energy and Commerce.

Energy and Commerce
Energy and Commerce
Referred To · Nov 19, 2025 · 1,636 Bills

Actions

H.R. 6148 has taken 2 actions since Nov 19, 2025.

ChamberAction
Nov 19, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Nov 19, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.Energy and Commerce Committee

Votes

H.R. 6148 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 6148 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Patients Over Paperwork Act of 2025 — Display Title
  • Patients Over Paperwork Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To amend Public Law 119-21 to repeal certain changes to eligibility redeterminations under the Medicaid program. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

2 clients hired 2 firms and 30 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 6148 in 2 quarterly filings, 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, Health Issues, Immigration, Agriculture, Clean Air and Water (quality), Firearms/Guns/Ammunition, Medicare/Medicaid, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION—District of Columbia11—
AMERICAN PUBLIC HEALTH ASSOCIATION—District of Columbia11—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION11—
AMERICAN PUBLIC HEALTH ASSOCIATION11—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill. The 20 named most often, of 30.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
AARON WESOLOWSKI111
ADRIENNE THOMAS111
AIMEE KUHLMAN111
AKINLUWA DEMEHIN111
ARIEL LEVIN111
ASHLEY THOMPSON111
AUDREY SMITH111
BENJAMIN FINDER111
BHARATH KRISHNAMURTHY111
CAITLIN GILLOOLEY111
DEVIN GERZOF111
DONALD HOPPERT111
JASON KLEINMAN111
JENNIFER HOLLOMAN111
JOANNA KIM111
JOCELYN FRANCIS111
JONATHAN GOLD111
JORDAN WOLFE111
KRISTINA WEGER111
KRISTIN SCHWARTZ111

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION2025 fourth_quarter$6.6M4th Quarter - Report
AMERICAN PUBLIC HEALTH ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN PUBLIC HEALTH ASSOCIATION2025 fourth_quarter$21.8K4th Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 6148 under Health, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 6148’s is Health.

hr6148/policy-areas.txt
HealthAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com