Clarify the rules and requirements for the Medicaid Estate Recovery Program to ensure consistent application across states.
One policy goal, tracked across every bill that has carried it.
What’s happening with MERP Clarifications Act of 2025?
The MERP Clarifications Act of 2025 is currently S. 514 and has been in the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works since February 10, 2025. The committee members must act next to hold a vote, but most bills fail because committees choose not to take action. This bill follows a similar version that expired on December 18, 2024, and no formal progress has occurred on this topic since that time.
Updated July 9, 2026 · Generated by AI. Always verify with official sources.
Where it stands
Now carried by MERP Clarifications Act of 2025 (S. 514 (119th)) →
Legislative Progress
How we got here
Every bill that has carried this goal, oldest first.
Died with Congress · Jan 3, 2025
Died when the 118th Congress ended without final passage. Bills must be reintroduced under a new number to be revived.
Reintroduced · Jan 3, 2025
Reintroduced from S. 5630 (118th), which died when its Congress ended.
S. 5630 (118th) →
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Who’s behind it
James Lankford (R-OK)Wrote and sponsored the current bill.