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H.R. 2452 116th Congress House

Medicare for America Act of 2019

Official title: To amend the Social Security Act to establish a Medicare for America health program to provide for comprehensive health coverage for all Americans.

Introduced: July 24, 2019 Introduced by: Rosa L. DeLauro Democratic · Connecticut See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
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May 31, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
May 10, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.
May 2, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 1, 2019
Introduced in House
May 1, 2019
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Education and Labor, the Judiciary, Natural Resources, 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.
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 Latest action May 31, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Medicare for America Act of 2019

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 2023. HHS must also offer a transitional public health option that provides certain minimum coverage through health insurance exchanges in 2021 and 2022.

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(1) allows federal funds to be used for abortions; (2) sunsets a specified tax reform law that, among other things, repealed the penalty for failing to maintain minimum essential health coverage; and (3) prohibits excessive prices for prescription drugs and medical devices, as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.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 9
 Cosponsors 18
All 18 Democratic 14
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Green, Al
Texas · Feb 14, 2020
 D
Beyer, Donald S.
Virginia · Oct 21, 2019
 D
Scanlon, Mary Gay
Pennsylvania · Jul 24, 2019
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Jul 12, 2019
 D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · Jun 20, 2019
Yarmuth, John
· May 30, 2019
 D
Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · May 22, 2019
PRICE, DAVID
· May 22, 2019
 D
Khanna, Ro
California · May 9, 2019
 D
Carbajal, Salud O.
California · May 1, 2019
CLAY, WM.
· May 1, 2019
Kennedy, Joseph
· May 1, 2019
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · May 1, 2019
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · May 1, 2019
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · May 1, 2019
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · May 1, 2019
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · May 1, 2019
 D
Trahan, Lori
Massachusetts · May 1, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2452: Medicare for America Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2452/
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"H.R. 2452: Medicare for America Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2452/.
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H.R. 2452, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2452/.
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