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H.R. 6210119th CongressIn committeeLatest action Nov 20, 2025Decoded by AI · checked against the record
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HR 6210 renews federal funding for four senior and disability benefit assistance programs through fiscal year 2030.
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HR 6210 extends funding authority for four programs that help people understand and access Medicare and other benefits: State Health Insurance Assistance Programs, Area Agencies on Aging, Aging and Disability Resource Centers, and benefit outreach coordination efforts. The funding runs for fiscal years 2026 through 2030, continuing existing authority rather than creating a new program.
The bill mainly affects senior citizens, people with disabilities, and low-income individuals who use these programs to navigate Medicare, Medicaid, and other benefits. It also affects local and state organizations, such as area aging agencies, that receive federal funding to run these services.
Without this extension, the funding authority for these programs would expire, potentially disrupting benefit counseling and outreach services that many older and low-income Americans rely on.
The bill authorizes $15 million per year for State Health Insurance Assistance Programs, $15 million per year for Area Agencies on Aging, $5 million per year for Aging and Disability Resource Centers, and $15 million per year for benefit outreach coordination, each for fiscal years 2026 through 2030.
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Right now: a House committee is reviewing it. If the Senate changes it, it goes back to the House before reaching the President.
Latest action: — 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.