3.0.0 2082 2026-01-26T21:44:38Z 2026-01-26T21:44:38Z House H HR 2025-03-11 119 https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2082 <pre>[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 45 (Tuesday, March 11, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="https://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. SUOZZI:H.R. 2082.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution of the UnitedStates[Page H1152]</pre> hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing Referred To 2025-03-11T14:08:40Z 2025-03-11 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2025-03-11 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2025-03-11 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress S001201 Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3] Thomas Suozzi D NY R. 3 N M001194 Rep. Moolenaar, John R. [R-MI-2] John Moolenaar R MI R. 2 2025-03-11 True M000871 Rep. Mann, Tracey [R-KS-1] Tracey Mann R KS 1 2025-09-16 False C001127 Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila [D-FL-20] Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick D FL 20 2025-09-16 False S000522 Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] Christopher Smith R NJ H. 4 2025-12-02 False M001237 Rep. McDonald Rivet, Kristen [D-MI-8] Kristen McDonald Rivet D MI 8 2025-12-02 False Social Welfare Social Welfare 2025-03-28T12:28:15Z

00 2025-03-11 Introduced in House 2026-01-26T21:42:50Z <p><strong>Well-Being Insurance for Seniors to be at Home Act or the WISH Act</strong></p><p>This bill establishes a federal long-term care insurance benefit and provides specified funds for the program.</p><p>To be eligible, an individual must have reached retirement age (currently between 65 and 67, depending on the individual’s year of birth) and have had a continual serious functional disability for between one and five years, depending on the individual’s income.</p><p>Under the bill, an individual has a <em>continual serious functional disability</em> if a licensed health care practitioner has certified that the individual</p><ul><li>has been unable to perform at least two activities of daily living (including eating, bathing, dressing, and using the bathroom) without substantial assistance for at least 90 days, or has a similar level of disability; or</li><li>requires substantial supervision to protect them from threats to health and safety due to severe cognitive impairment.&nbsp;</li></ul><p>The individual must also be expected to remain disabled for at least one year.</p><p>The bill also establishes a Federal Long-Term Care Insurance Trust Fund and provides specified funds for the initial establishment of the benefit program, benefit payments during FY2026-FY2028, and public education related to the program.</p><p>Finally, the Government Accountability Office must periodically report to Congress on consumer understanding of long-term insurance offerings, the likelihood of manipulation of eligibility criteria by beneficiaries, and the likelihood of financial exploitation or mistreatment by others on whom a beneficiary is dependent.</p>

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