Expressing the sense of the Congress with respect to the importance of Medicaid in the health care system of our Nation.
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2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
Jul 21, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jul 21, 2005
Introduced in House
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Plain-English summary
Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) over the past four decades Medicaid has been a core component of the American health system; (2) Medicaid has ensured that the vast majority of Medicaid beneficiaries did not join the ranks of the current 45 million Americans with no health insurance; and (3) Congress must continue and strengthen the state-federal partnership that provides this vital health insurance program.
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Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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Cosponsors
27
D
Sherman, Brad
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Markey, Edward J.
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Moore, Gwen
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
D
Baldwin, Tammy
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Bishop, Sanford D.
D
Cleaver, Emanuel
D
Davis, Danny K.
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DeGette, Diana
D
Doggett, Lloyd
D
Green, Al
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Kaptur, Marcy
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Larson, John B.
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Lofgren, Zoe
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Lynch, Stephen F.
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Matsui, Doris O.
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McGovern, James P.
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Nadler, Jerrold
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
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Pallone, Frank
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Pelosi, Nancy
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Sánchez, Linda T.
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Schiff, Adam B.
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Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
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Thompson, Mike
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Van Hollen, Chris
D
Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 215: Expressing the sense of the Congress with respect to the importance of Medicaid in the health care system of our Nation.. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HCONRES-215/
"H. Con. Res. 215: Expressing the sense of the Congress with respect to the importance of Medicaid in the health care system of our Nation.." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HCONRES-215/.
H. Con. Res. 215, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HCONRES-215/.
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