H.R. 8726

Summary

H.R. 8726, the PARTNERS Act of 2026, was introduced in the House on May 11, 2026 by Rep. Troy Downing (R) with 2 co-sponsors. It was referred to Ways And Means, and last saw action on May 11, 2026: 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

Text

H.R. 8726 has 2 co-sponsors.

119 HR 8726 IH: Protecting Authority and Restoring Tools Necessary for Enforcement by Regulatory States Act of 2026
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2026-05-11
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 I  119th CONGRESS  2d Session  H. R. 8726  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   May 11, 2026   Mr. Downing  (for himself and  Mr. Doggett ) 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 allow States to enforce Medicare Advantage plan requirements.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Protecting Authority and Restoring Tools Necessary for Enforcement by Regulatory States Act of 2026   or the   PARTNERS Act of 2026  .
2.
Allowing States to enforce Medicare Advantage plan requirements
Section 1856(b)(3) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395w–26(b)(3) ) is amended—
(1)
by striking  The standards  and inserting the following:
(A)
In general
Subject to subparagraph (B), the standards
 ; and
(2)
by adding at the end the following new subparagraphs:
(B)
State enforcement
Each State may require that MA organizations that issue, sell, renew, or offer MA plans in the State meet the requirements of this part with respect to such MA plans.
(C)
Coordination of enforcement
The Secretary shall coordinate enforcement of the standards established under this part with the State in which an MA organization is licensed and any State in which the MA organization issues, sells, renews, or offers MA plans. The Secretary may enter into a collaborative enforcement agreement with any State to further coordinate enforcement.
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To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow States to enforce Medicare Advantage plan requirements.

Sponsors

Rep. Troy Downing (R) sponsors H.R. 8726, and 2 members have co-sponsored it, 1 of them from the day it was introduced.

Troy Downing

Rep. · R–MT-2 · Sponsor

Introduced May 11, 2026

Lloyd Doggett

Rep. · D–TX-37 · Co-sponsor

Joined May 11, 2026 · Original

Austin Scott

Rep. · R–GA-8 · Co-sponsor

Joined Jun 8, 2026

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Committees

H.R. 8726 went before 2 committees: Energy and Commerce and Ways and Means.

Energy and Commerce

Energy and Commerce

Referred To · May 11, 2026 · 1,636 Bills

Ways and Means

Ways and Means

Referred To · May 11, 2026 · 1,160 Bills

Actions

H.R. 8726 has taken 2 actions since May 11, 2026.

Votes

H.R. 8726 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 8726 goes by 4 titles, 2 of them short titles.

• PARTNERS Act of 2026 — Display Title
• To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow States to enforce Medicare Advantage plan requirements. — Official Title as Introduced
• PARTNERS Act of 2026 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• Protecting Authority and Restoring Tools Necessary for Enforcement by Regulatory States Act of 2026 — Short Title(s) as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 28 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 8726 in 1 quarterly filing, 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, Immigration, Medicare/Medicaid, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code.

Clients

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

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill. The 20 named most often, of 28.

Filings

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

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 8726 under Health, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 8726’s is Health.

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 8726, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 79 (Monday, May 11, 2026)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. DOWNING:H.R. 8726.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8[Page H3347]

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