HR 35
118th Congress
House
Health
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Close the Medigap Act of 2023
Everywhere this bill has been
4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 17, 2024
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jan 9, 2023
Introduced in House
Jan 9, 2023
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.
Jan 9, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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Plain-English summary
Close the Medigap Act of 2023
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.)
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Bill text
1 version
- Introduced in House Formatted Text PDF Formatted XML
Committees of jurisdiction
4
Cosponsors
52
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Carson, André
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Jacobs, Sara
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Carter, Troy A.
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Espaillat, Adriano
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Pressley, Ayanna
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Neguse, Joe
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Crockett, Jasmine
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Hoyle, Val T.
Payne, Donald
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Garcia, Sylvia R.
Jackson Lee, Sheila
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Ramirez, Delia C.
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Salinas, Andrea
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Veasey, Marc A.
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Fletcher, Lizzie
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Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
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Lee, Susie
Wild, Susan
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Sewell, Terri A.
Cicilline, David
D
Krishnamoorthi, Raja
Napolitano, Grace
D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Blumenauer, Earl
Bowman, Jamaal
Cartwright, Matt
D
Casar, Greg
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Casten, Sean
D
Chu, Judy
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Cleaver, Emanuel
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Cohen, Steve
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DeLauro, Rosa L.
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Dingell, Debbie
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Evans, Dwight
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Garamendi, John
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García, Jesús G. "Chuy"
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Hayes, Jahana
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Jayapal, Pramila
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Kaptur, Marcy
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Khanna, Ro
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Mfume, Kweisi
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Nadler, Jerrold
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
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Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
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Sherman, Brad
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Takano, Mark
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Thompson, Mike
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Titus, Dina
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Tonko, Paul
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 35: Close the Medigap Act of 2023. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-35/
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