Pell Grant Preservation and Expansion Act of 2026
The bill makes Pell Grants larger, mandatory, and more accessible—especially for low‑income and some noncitizen students—providing predictable, inflation‑protected aid that expands college access, but it substantially raises federal costs, creates administrative burdens, and introduces eligibility rules that could produce cliff effects or program‑integrity challenges.
Tax the Grift Act
The bill provides statutory clarity and enforcement authority to tax qualified settlement fund payments—improving administration and certainty—but does so by creating potential new tax liabilities, added compliance costs, and greater enforcement/litigation risk for recipients and payors.
Save Medicare Act
The bill trades clearer, enforceable naming rules that protect beneficiaries from deceptive marketing and preserve legal continuity for the costs and risks of a mandated rebranding—large fines and compliance expenses that could confuse consumers short-term and raise costs for plans and beneficiaries.
Audit the Pentagon Act of 2026
The bill increases incentives, reporting, and procedural safeguards to improve DoD financial accountability and channel identified savings to deficit reduction, but it does so at the risk of program funding cuts, reduced reinvestment in fixes, higher administrative costs, and diminished transparency in classified areas — potentially harming readiness and DoD operations.
PrEP Access Act
The bill expands Medicare access to pharmacist‑provided HIV prevention services and protects beneficiaries from surprise charges, but does so with relatively constrained reimbursement, state‑dependent scope limits, and potential coverage disputes that could limit uptake.
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to maintain a website for Medicare beneficiaries to search for providers participating in MA plans and traditional Medicare.
The bill improves beneficiaries' ability to find and compare in-network providers—potentially reducing surprise bills and improving plan choice—at the cost of new federal implementation expenses and a risk that inaccurate or outdated data could still mislead patients.
To prohibit funds made available to the Department of Health and Human Services by previous Appropriations Acts from being used for any activity that makes Medicare Advantage the default under the Medicare program.
The bill protects Medicare beneficiaries' choice by blocking automatic MA enrollments, at the cost of reducing administrative flexibility and potentially affecting MA enrollment rates and provider/insurer financial planning.
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to impose limitations on contracts with Medicare Advantage organizations offering multiple Medicare Advantage plans under the Medicare program.
The bill trades simpler, less cluttered Medicare Advantage choices for many beneficiaries against reduced plan variety and potential market consolidation that could raise costs or limit options for some, while adding administrative enforcement burdens for government agencies.
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish certain requirements with respect to the average monthly cost to provide coverage to an enrollee under Medicare Advantage plans.
The bill trades reduced excess Medicare Advantage payments and taxpayer savings for a risk of narrower plan availability and benefits—potentially disrupting coverage and access for some Medicare beneficiaries.
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require any advertisement of a Medicare Advantage plan to include information related to the rates of prior authorization denials under such plan.
The bill increases transparency about Medicare Advantage prior‑authorization denials—helping beneficiaries compare plans and potentially improving access—while imposing reporting costs, risks of consumer misinterpretation, and privacy/proprietary concerns.