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House Bill 9655
117th Congress(2021-2022)
Medicare for America Act of 2019
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in House on Dec 21, 2022
Overview
Text
Introduced
Dec 21, 2022
Latest Action
Dec 21, 2022
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
9655
Congress
117
Policy Area
Health
Health
Primary focus of measure is science or practice of the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease; health services administration and funding, including such programs as Medicare and Medicaid; health personnel and medical education; drug use and safety; health care coverage and insurance; health facilities. Measures concerning controlled substances and drug trafficking may fall under Crime and Law Enforcement policy area.
Sponsorship by Party
Democrat
Rosa DeLauro
Connecticut
Democrat
Raul Grijalva
Arizona
Democrat
Zoe Lofgren
California
Democrat
Jan Schakowsky
Illinois
Democrat
Mary Gay Scanlon
Pennsylvania
Democrat
Lloyd Doggett
Texas
House Votes (0)
Senate Votes (0)
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

Medicare for America Act of 2019 [sic]

This bill establishes several health insurance programs and otherwise modifies certain requirements relating to health care coverage, costs, and services.

In particular, the bill establishes a national health insurance program to be administered by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Among other requirements, the program must (1) cover all U.S. residents; (2) cover specified items and services, including hospital services, prescription drugs, dental services, and home- and community-based long-term care; and (3) be fully implemented in 2026. HHS must also offer a transitional public health option that provides certain minimum coverage through health insurance exchanges in 2024 and 2025.

The bill also makes a series of other changes to health care and tax provisions. For example, the bill (1) allows federal funds to be used for abortions; (2) sunsets a specified tax reform law that, among other things, repealed the penalty for failing to maintain minimum essential health coverage; and (3) prohibits excessive prices for prescription drugs and medical devices, as determined by a newly established federal regulatory board.

Text (1)
Introduced in House
December 21, 2022
Related Bills (1)
Mar 23, 2021
Introduced in Senate
6
Sponsorship
Senate Bill 898
Fair Accountability and Innovative Research Drug Pricing Act of 2021
Introduced
Type
Related Bill
Related Bill
A related bill may be a companion measure, an identical bill, a procedurally-related measure, or one with text similarities. Bill relationships are identified by the House, the Senate, or CRS, and refer only to same-Congress measures.
Identified By
CRS
Actions (2)
12/21/2022
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, the Judiciary, Natural Resources, Education and Labor, and House Administration, 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.
12/21/2022
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Feb 10, 2023 4:45:39 AM
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