H.R. 6799

Summary

H.R. 6799, the BRIDGE for Young-Onset Alzheimer’s Disease Act of 2025, was introduced in the House on Dec 17, 2025 by Rep. Young Kim (R) with 13 co-sponsors. It was referred to Ways And Means, and last saw action on Dec 17, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Record

Text

H.R. 6799 has 13 co-sponsors.

119 HR 6799 IH: Bridging Relief in Delayed Government Enrollment for Young-Onset Alzheimer’s Disease Act of 2025
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-12-17
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 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 6799  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   December 17, 2025   Mrs. Kim  (for herself,  Mr. Goldman of New York ,  Mr. Bacon , and  Mrs. Foushee ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Ways and Means    A BILL
To amend title II of the Social Security Act to eliminate the waiting periods for disability insurance benefits and Medicare coverage for individuals with young-onset Alzheimer’s, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Bridging Relief in Delayed Government Enrollment for Young-Onset Alzheimer’s Disease Act of 2025   or the   BRIDGE for Young-Onset Alzheimer’s Disease Act of 2025  .
2.
Elimination of waiting period for individuals with young-onset Alzheimer’s
(a)
In general
Section 223(a) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 423(a) ) is amended—
(1)
in paragraph (1), in the matter following subparagraph (E), by inserting  or young-onset Alzheimer’s (as defined by the Commissioner through the Program Operations Manual System or a successor document)  after  amyotrophic lateral sclerosis ; and
(2)
in paragraph (2)(B), by inserting  or (iii)  after  clause (ii) .
(b)
Effective date
The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to applications for disability insurance benefits filed after the date that is 5 months before the date of the enactment of this Act.
3.
Waiver of 24-month waiting period for Medicare coverage of individuals with young-onset Alzheimers’s
(a)
In general
Section 226(h) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 426(h) ) is amended by inserting  or young-onset Alzheimer’s (as defined by the Commissioner through the Program Operations Manual System or a successor document)  after  amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) .
(b)
Effective date
The amendments made by this section shall apply to benefits for months beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.

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To amend title II of the Social Security Act to eliminate the waiting periods for disability insurance benefits and Medicare coverage for individuals with young-onset Alzheimer's, and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Rep. Young Kim (R) sponsors H.R. 6799, and 13 members have co-sponsored it, 3 of them from the day it was introduced.

Young Kim

Rep. · R–CA-40 · Sponsor

Introduced Dec 17, 2025

Don Bacon

Rep. · R–NE-2 · Co-sponsor

Joined Dec 17, 2025 · Original

Valerie Foushee

Rep. · D–NC-4 · Co-sponsor

Joined Dec 17, 2025 · Original

Daniel Goldman

Rep. · D–NY-10 · Co-sponsor

Joined Dec 17, 2025 · Original

Jahana Hayes

Rep. · D–CT-5 · Co-sponsor

Joined Feb 4, 2026

Emanuel Cleaver

Rep. · D–MO-5 · Co-sponsor

Joined Mar 4, 2026

Jennifer Kiggans

Rep. · R–VA-2 · Co-sponsor

Joined Apr 29, 2026

Paul Tonko

Rep. · D–NY-20 · Co-sponsor

Joined May 7, 2026

Sarah McBride

Rep. · D–DE-0 · Co-sponsor

Joined May 20, 2026

Robert Wittman

Rep. · R–VA-1 · Co-sponsor

Joined Jun 23, 2026

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Committees

H.R. 6799 went before 1 committee: Ways and Means.

Ways and Means

Ways and Means

Referred To · Dec 17, 2025 · 1,160 Bills

Actions

H.R. 6799 has taken 2 actions since Dec 17, 2025.

Votes

H.R. 6799 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 6799 goes by 4 titles, 2 of them short titles.

• BRIDGE for Young-Onset Alzheimer’s Disease Act of 2025 — Display Title
• BRIDGE for Young-Onset Alzheimer’s Disease Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• Bridging Relief in Delayed Government Enrollment for Young-Onset Alzheimer’s Disease Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• To amend title II of the Social Security Act to eliminate the waiting periods for disability insurance benefits and Medicare coverage for individuals with young-onset Alzheimer's, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

2 clients hired 2 firms and 4 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 6799 in 5 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 Health Issues, Budget/Appropriations, Medicare/Medicaid, Government Issues.

Clients

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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. 6799 under Social Welfare, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 6799’s is Social Welfare.

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 6799, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 213 (Wednesday, December 17, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mrs. KIM:H.R. 6799.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution.[Page H6024]

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