Congress·In Committee·H.R. 6157

FORCE Act of 2025

Congress proposes letting some first responders buy into Medicare starting at age 57

Nov 19, 2025·View on Congress.gov·Read full text

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StalledNext up: A house committeeNo action in 8 months

The FORCE Act of 2025 is currently sitting in the House Ways and Means and Energy and Commerce committees. No action has been taken on this bill since November 2025, which means it has been stalled for seven months. It must receive a vote from these committees before it can move forward, but most bills like this never receive a committee vote.

Legislative Progress

House

No action since November 2025

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How we got here

This bill’s path across every version that has carried it.

Reintroduced
Reintroduced from H.R. 3725 (118th), which died when its Congress ended.
H.R. 3725 (118th) →

Key Points

Lets certain first responders sign up for Medicare starting at age 57 instead of waiting until 65.
To qualify, a person must be ages 57–64 and have at least 10 years of work in specific first responder jobs.
People who enroll would get regular Medicare protections and choices, including hospital and doctor coverage and options for drug coverage or Medicare Advantage.
Enrollees would pay monthly premiums similar to what they’d pay under regular Medicare, and the bill sets up a trust fund to collect those premiums.
It also aims to make Medicare supplemental plans easier to get for these first responders, and it blocks states from moving Medicaid people into this new Medicare option.

HealthcareMedicare MedicaidPrescription Drugs

Impact Analysis

Personal Impact

How this policy affects specific groups of people

Negative Impacts(1)

Medicaid

Hurts

Mixed Impacts(1)

Union Member

Neutral

Positive Impacts(3)

Medicare

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Milestones

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Nov 19, 2025House

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.

Sent to a congressional committee for expert review. The committee decides whether this bill moves forward.

Nov 19, 2025

Introduced in House

The bill was officially filed and given a number. It now enters the legislative queue.

No votes, news coverage, or related bills recorded for this bill yet.

Source Information

Document Type

Congressional Bill

Official Title

FORCE Act of 2025

Bill NumberHR 6157

Congress119th Congress

ChamberHouse of Representatives

Latest ActionReferred 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.

Data Sources

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