S. 4076

Summary

S. 4076, the Removing Medicare Mental Health Inpatient Limitations Act of 2026, was introduced in the Senate on Mar 12, 2026 by Sen. Bill Cassidy (R) with 3 co-sponsors. It was referred to Finance, and last saw action on Mar 12, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Record

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S. 4076 has 3 co-sponsors.

119 S4076 IS: Removing Medicare Mental Health Inpatient Limitations Act of 2026
 U.S. Senate
 2026-03-12
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 II  119th CONGRESS  2d Session  S. 4076  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES   March 12, 2026   Mr. Cassidy  (for himself,  Ms. Collins , and  Ms. Smith ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the  Committee on Finance    A BILL
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to eliminate the 190-day lifetime limit on inpatient psychiatric hospital services under the Medicare Program.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Removing Medicare Mental Health Inpatient Limitations Act of 2026  .
2.
Elimination of 190-day lifetime limit on inpatient psychiatric hospital services
(a)
In general
Section 1812 of the  Social Security Act  ( 42 U.S.C. 1395d ) is amended—
(1)
in subsection (b)—
(A)
in paragraph (1), by adding  or  at the end;
(B)
in paragraph (2), by striking  ; or  at the end and inserting a period; and
(C)
by striking paragraph (3); and
(2)
in subsection (c), by striking  (but shall not be included  and all that follows before the period at the end.
(b)
Effective Date
The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply to items and services furnished on or after January 1, 2027.

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Sponsors

Sen. Bill Cassidy (R) sponsors S. 4076, and 3 members have co-sponsored it, 2 of them from the day it was introduced.

Bill Cassidy

Sen. · R–LA · Sponsor

Introduced Mar 12, 2026

Susan Collins

Sen. · R–ME · Co-sponsor

Joined Mar 12, 2026 · Original

Tina Smith

Sen. · D–MN · Co-sponsor

Joined Mar 12, 2026 · Original

Christopher Coons

Sen. · D–DE · Co-sponsor

Joined Jul 27, 2026

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Committees

S. 4076 went before 1 committee: Finance.

Finance

Finance

Referred To · Mar 12, 2026 · 902 Bills

Actions

S. 4076 has taken 2 actions since Mar 12, 2026.

Votes

S. 4076 has not gone to a roll call.

Related bills

1 bill is related to S. 4076.

HR 4619Medicare Mental Health Inpatient Equity Act of 2025Jul 22, 2025 · Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. · Related bill

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Titles

S. 4076 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

• Removing Medicare Mental Health Inpatient Limitations Act of 2026 — Display Title
• A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to eliminate the 190-day lifetime limit on inpatient psychiatric hospital services under the Medicare Program. — Official Title as Introduced
• Removing Medicare Mental Health Inpatient Limitations Act of 2026 — Short Title(s) as Introduced

Lobbying

6 clients hired 6 firms and 29 registered lobbyists who named S. 4076 in 10 quarterly filings, 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 Budget/Appropriations, Health Issues, Medicare/Medicaid, Veterans, Education, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Immigration, Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice.

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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 S. 4076 under Health, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; S. 4076’s is Health.

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