SRES 561 114th Congress Senate Health Health care costs and insurance Health care coverage and access

A resolution supporting efforts to increase competition and accountability in the health insurance marketplace, and to extend accessible, quality, affordable health care coverage to every American…

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A resolution supporting efforts to increase competition and accountability in the health insurance marketplace, and to extend accessible, quality, affordable health care coverage to every American through the choice of a public insurance plan.

Introduced: September 15, 2016 Introduced by: Merkley, Jeff Democratic · Oregon See on congress.gov

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Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5848)

Sep 15, 2016

Introduced in Senate

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Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses support for efforts to build on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act by ensuring that individuals have access to a public health insurance option.

What's happening now September 15, 2016

Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5848)

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Cosponsors 20

Baldwin, Tammy

Wisconsin · Sep 15, 2016

Bennet, Michael F.

Colorado · Sep 15, 2016

Blumenthal, Richard

Connecticut · Sep 15, 2016

Durbin, Richard J.

Illinois · Sep 15, 2016

Gillibrand, Kirsten E.

New York · Sep 15, 2016

Heinrich, Martin

New Mexico · Sep 15, 2016

Hirono, Mazie K.

Hawaii · Sep 15, 2016

Klobuchar, Amy

Minnesota · Sep 15, 2016

Markey, Edward J.

Massachusetts · Sep 15, 2016

Murphy, Christopher

Connecticut · Sep 15, 2016

Murray, Patty

Washington · Sep 15, 2016

Peters, Gary C.

Michigan · Sep 15, 2016

Reed, Jack

Rhode Island · Sep 15, 2016

Sanders, Bernard

Vermont · Sep 15, 2016

Schatz, Brian

Hawaii · Sep 15, 2016

Schumer, Charles E.

New York · Sep 15, 2016

Shaheen, Jeanne

New Hampshire · Sep 15, 2016

Warren, Elizabeth

Massachusetts · Sep 15, 2016

Whitehouse, Sheldon

Rhode Island · Sep 15, 2016

Wyden, Ron

Oregon · Sep 15, 2016

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Res. 561: A resolution supporting efforts to increase competition and accountability in the health insurance marketplace, and to extend accessible, quality, affordable health care coverage to every American through the choice of a public insurance plan.. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-SRES-561/

MLA

"S. Res. 561: A resolution supporting efforts to increase competition and accountability in the health insurance marketplace, and to extend accessible, quality, affordable health care coverage to every American through the choice of a public insurance plan.." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-SRES-561/.

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S. Res. 561, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-SRES-561/.

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[S. Res. 561: A resolution supporting efforts to increase competition and accountability in the health insurance marketplace, and to extend accessible, quality, affordable health care coverage to every American through the choice of a public insurance plan.](https://openamerica.io/bill/114-SRES-561/)