H.R. 8234

Summary

H.R. 8234, the Save Money, Save Lives Act, was introduced in the House on Apr 9, 2026 by Rep. Brittany Pettersen (D) with 1 co-sponsor. It was referred to Energy And Commerce, and last saw action on Apr 9, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Record

Text

H.R. 8234 has 1 co-sponsor.

119 HR 8234 IH: Save Money, Save Lives Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2026-04-09
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 I  119th CONGRESS  2d Session  H. R. 8234  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   April 9, 2026   Ms. Pettersen  (for herself and  Mr. Van Drew ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Energy and Commerce    A BILL
To amend  Public Law 119–21  to repeal the budget neutrality requirement for certain Medicaid demonstration projects.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Save Money, Save Lives Act  .
2.
Repealing budget neutrality requirement for certain Medicaid demonstration projects
(a)
In general
Section 71118 of the Act titled  An Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14  ( Public Law 119–21 ) is repealed and section 1115 of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1315 ) shall be applied as if such section had not been enacted.
(b)
Rescission
The amounts appropriated under section 71118(b) of the Act titled  An Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14  ( Public Law 119–21 ) are hereby rescinded.

Tracker

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To amend Public Law 119-21 to repeal the budget neutrality requirement for certain Medicaid demonstration projects.

Sponsors

Rep. Brittany Pettersen (D) sponsors H.R. 8234, and 1 member has co-sponsored it from the day it was introduced.

Brittany Pettersen

Rep. · D–CO-7 · Sponsor

Introduced Apr 9, 2026

Jeff Van Drew

Rep. · R–NJ-2 · Co-sponsor

Joined Apr 9, 2026 · Original

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Committees

H.R. 8234 went before 1 committee: Energy and Commerce.

Energy and Commerce

Energy and Commerce

Referred To · Apr 9, 2026 · 1,636 Bills

Actions

H.R. 8234 has taken 2 actions since Apr 9, 2026.

Votes

H.R. 8234 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 8234 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

• Save Money, Save Lives Act — Display Title
• Save Money, Save Lives Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• To amend Public Law 119-21 to repeal the budget neutrality requirement for certain Medicaid demonstration projects. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 7 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 8234 in 2 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, Education, Health Issues, Immigration, Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs, Medicare/Medicaid, Veterans.

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. 8234 under Health, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 8234’s is Health.

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 8234, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 63 (Thursday, April 9, 2026)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. PETTERSEN:H.R. 8234.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1 Section 8[Page H2831]

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