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SRES 156 111th Congress Senate Health Health care costs and insurance Health care coverage and access

A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that reform of our Nation's health care system should include the establishment of a federally-backed insurance pool.

Introduced: May 21, 2009 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
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Agreed to (Senate)
May 21, 2009
Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5875)
May 21, 2009
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5875)
May 21, 2009
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Recognizes that any efforts to reform our nation's health care system should include the establishment of a federally-backed insurance pool.

What's happening now May 21, 2009

Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5875)

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 7 Independent 1
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · May 21, 2009
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Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · May 21, 2009
 D
Merkley, Jeff
Oregon · May 21, 2009
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Reed, Jack
Rhode Island · May 21, 2009
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · May 21, 2009
 D
Schumer, Charles E.
New York · May 21, 2009
 D
Shaheen, Jeanne
New Hampshire · May 21, 2009
 D
Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · May 21, 2009
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Res. 156: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that reform of our Nation's health care system should include the establishment of a federally-backed insurance pool.. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-SRES-156/
MLA
"S. Res. 156: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that reform of our Nation's health care system should include the establishment of a federally-backed insurance pool.." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-SRES-156/.
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S. Res. 156, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-SRES-156/.
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[S. Res. 156: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that reform of our Nation's health care system should include the establishment of a federally-backed insurance pool.](https://openamerica.io/bill/111-SRES-156/)
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