S 3386 119th Congress
Health Care Freedom for Patients Act of 2025
A bill to provide a health savings account contribution to certain enrollees, to reduce health care costs, and for other purposes.
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Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 285.
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Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time. (Legislative Day December 4, 2025).
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Motion to proceed to consideration of measure withdrawn in Senate.
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Cloture motion on the motion to proceed to the measure presented in Senate. (CR S8567)
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Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (CR S8567)
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Cloture on the motion to proceed to the measure not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 48. Record Vote Number: 643. (CR S8654)
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Motion to proceed to measure considered in Senate. (CR S8643)
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| IntroductionIntroduced | Introduced in the Senate. | Congress.gov | |
| Official actionRead the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 285. | No additional detail supplied.Calendars · Senate | Congress.gov | |
| Official actionIntroduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time. (Legislative Day December 4, 2025). | No additional detail supplied.Calendars · Senate | Congress.gov | |
| Official actionIntroduced in Senate | No additional detail supplied.IntroReferral · Library of Congress · Code 10000 | Congress.gov | |
| Text versionPlaced on Calendar Senate | A dated text-version record is available. | Congress.gov | |
| Official actionMotion to proceed to consideration of measure withdrawn in Senate. | No additional detail supplied.Floor · Senate | Congress.gov | |
| Official actionCloture motion on the motion to proceed to the measure presented in Senate. (CR S8567) | No additional detail supplied.Floor · Senate | Congress.gov | |
| Official actionMotion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (CR S8567) | No additional detail supplied.Floor · Senate | Congress.gov | |
| Official actionCloture on the motion to proceed to the measure not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 48. Record Vote Number: 643. (CR S8654) | No additional detail supplied.Floor · Senate | Congress.gov | |
| Official actionMotion to proceed to measure considered in Senate. (CR S8643) | No additional detail supplied.Floor · Senate | Congress.gov |
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Health Care Freedom for Patients Act of 2025This bill allows certain individuals with health savings accounts (HSAs) to receive federal payments. It also restricts payments under Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) regarding certain noncitizens and restricts coverage of gender-transition procedures.Specifically, the bill provides funds for the Department of Health and Human Services to deposit payments into an individual’s HSA during 2026-2027 if the individual has a bronze or catastrophic plan through a health insurance exchange, is between the ages of 18 and 64, and has income up to 700% of the federal poverty level (FPL). Individuals may receive $1,000 or $1,500 annually, depending on age. The bill also provides funds, beginning in 2027, for cost-sharing reductions for certain individuals who have a silver plan and income up to 250% of the FPL.Beginning in 2027, the bill allows any individual to enroll in a catastrophic plan. Currently, these plans are limited to those under the age of 30 or who have certain exemptions.The bill also reduces the enhanced federal matching rate for the Medicaid expansion population in states that provide any health benefits for individuals who are not qualified aliens under federal law. The bill makes Medicaid and CHIP coverage of individuals while their status is being verified optional and conditions federal payment during this period on verification. Finally, the bill prohibits exchange plans from covering gender-transition procedures as an essential health benefit and prohibits federal payment under Medicaid and CHIP for these procedures.
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- Placed on Calendar SenateDec 8, 2025