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I119th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 4796IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESJuly 29, 2025Ms. Friedman (for herself, Ms. Williams of Georgia, Mr. Pappas, Ms. Brownley, Mr. Cisneros, Mr. Lieu, Ms. Matsui, Mrs. McIver, Ms. Scanlon, Mr. Sherman, Ms. Tlaib, Mr. Casten, Mr. Liccardo, Ms. Davids of Kansas, Ms. Clarke of New York, Ms. DelBene, Mr. Deluzio, Mrs. Fletcher, Ms. Balint, Mrs. Ramirez, Mr. Carson, Mr. Doggett, Ms. Simon, Ms. Chu, Mrs. Trahan, Ms. Crockett, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Correa, Mr. Carbajal, Ms. Dexter, Mr. Tonko, Mr. Landsman, Ms. Bonamici, Ms. Velázquez, Ms. Castor of Florida, Ms. McClellan, Mr. Garamendi, Ms. Sewell, Ms. Titus, Mr. Beyer, Mr. Auchincloss, Ms. Tokuda, Ms. Norton, Mr. Quigley, Ms. Salinas, Mr. Khanna, Mr. Huffman, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Ms. Budzinski, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Lynch, Mr. Krishnamoorthi, Ms. Pingree, Ms. Kamlager-Dove, Mr. Min, Mr. Moulton, Mr. Ryan, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr. Gottheimer, Ms. Morrison, Mr. Goldman of New York, Mr. Bell, Mr. Menendez, Ms. Underwood, Mr. Peters, Ms. Jacobs, Mrs. Cherfilus-McCormick, Mr. Horsford, Ms. Barragán, Ms. Craig, Mrs. Sykes, Mr. Pocan, Mrs. McBath, Mr. Case, Ms. Strickland, Ms. Pelosi, Mrs. Foushee, Ms. Stevens, Mr. Evans of Pennsylvania, Mr. Kennedy of New York, Ms. Randall, Mr. Ivey, Ms. Sherrill, Mr. Thanedar, Ms. Ross, Ms. Elfreth, Mr. Panetta, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Morelle, Ms. Meng, Mr. Olszewski, Mr. Sorensen, Ms. Waters, Mr. Carter of Louisiana, Mr. Mullin, Mr. Schneider, Ms. DeGette, Ms. Escobar, Mr. Meeks, Mr. DeSaulnier, Mr. Mannion, Mr. Torres of New York, Mr. Stanton, Mr. McGovern, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Ms. Lee of Pennsylvania, Mr. Levin, Mr. Takano, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, Ms. Houlahan, Mr. Amo, Mr. Cleaver, Ms. Lois Frankel of Florida, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Ms. Kaptur, Ms. McBride, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Mrs. Torres of California, Ms. Pettersen, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Ms. Garcia of Texas, Ms. Leger Fernandez, Mr. Raskin, Mr. Frost, Ms. Goodlander, Mr. Soto, Mr. Thompson of California, Ms. Pou, Mr. Veasey, Ms. Stansbury, Ms. Hoyle of Oregon, and Ms. Lofgren) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and CommerceA BILLTo amend Public Law 119–21 to repeal the prohibition on making payments under the Medicaid program to certain entities.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Restoring Essential Healthcare Act.

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Repealing prohibition on Medicaid payments to certain entities

Section 71113 of Public Law 119–21 is repealed, and, in the case of any items or services furnished as medical assistance under a State plan (or a waiver of such plan) under title XIX of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.) by a prohibited entity (as defined in subsection (b)(1) of such section 71113) during the period beginning on the date of enactment of Public Law 119–21 and ending on the date of enactment of this section, payment for such items and services shall be made as if such section 71113 had not been enacted into law.