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HR 1394 116th Congress House

Medigap Consumer Protection Act of 2019

Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for certain reforms with respect to medicare supplemental health insurance policies.

Introduced: March 5, 2019 Introduced by: Doggett, Lloyd Democratic · Texas See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 116th Congress (2019–2020) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Mar 1, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 27, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 27, 2019
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.
Feb 27, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 1, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Medigap Consumer Protection Act of 2019

This bill (1) expands guaranteed issue rights with respect to Medigap policies (Medicare supplemental health insurance policies), (2) eliminates certain limitations on Medigap policies for newly eligible Medicare beneficiaries, and (3) modifies other provisions related to Medigap policies. (Guaranteed issue rights require that a policy be offered to any eligible applicant without regard to health status.)

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 29
All 29 Democratic 16
D
Hayes, Jahana
Connecticut · Dec 20, 2020
JOHNSON, EDDIE
· Oct 13, 2020
 D
Fletcher, Lizzie
Texas · Oct 23, 2019
Speier, Jackie
· Sep 27, 2019
DEFAZIO, PETER
· Sep 20, 2019
 D
Dingell, Debbie
Michigan · Sep 20, 2019
 D
Evans, Dwight
Pennsylvania · Sep 20, 2019
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Sep 20, 2019
Perlmutter, Ed
· Sep 20, 2019
RYAN, TIM
· Sep 10, 2019
 D
Suozzi, Thomas R.
New York · Sep 10, 2019
 D
Thompson, Mike
California · Sep 10, 2019
Trone, David
· Sep 10, 2019
Lee, Barbara
· Jul 30, 2019
LEWIS, JOHN
· Jul 30, 2019
 D
Titus, Dina
Nevada · Jul 30, 2019
MALONEY, CAROLYN
· Jul 18, 2019
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Jun 24, 2019
 D
Levin, Mike
California · Jun 24, 2019
SERRANO, JOSE
· Jun 24, 2019
 D
Tlaib, Rashida
Michigan · Jun 24, 2019
 D
Tonko, Paul
New York · Jun 24, 2019
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · May 7, 2019
Blumenauer, Earl
· Mar 25, 2019
 D
Chu, Judy
California · Mar 5, 2019
 D
Grijalva, Raúl M.
Arizona · Mar 5, 2019
Levin, Andy
· Mar 5, 2019
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Mar 5, 2019
 D
Sewell, Terri A.
Alabama · Mar 5, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1394: Medigap Consumer Protection Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1394/
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"H.R. 1394: Medigap Consumer Protection Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1394/.
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H.R. 1394, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1394/.
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