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Close the Medigap Act of 2025

Introduced: January 22, 2025 Introduced by: Doggett, Lloyd Democratic · Texas See on congress.gov
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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 22, 2025
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Close the Medigap Act of 2025

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 January 22, 2025

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.

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 Cosponsors 43
All 43 Democratic 42
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Grijalva, Adelita S.
Arizona · Feb 3, 2026
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Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Feb 2, 2026
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Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Apr 10, 2025
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Johnson, Julie
Texas · Mar 25, 2025
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Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Mar 6, 2025
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Jacobs, Sara
California · Mar 3, 2025
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Mfume, Kweisi
Maryland · Feb 10, 2025
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Sewell, Terri A.
Alabama · Feb 10, 2025
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McClain Delaney, April
Maryland · Feb 4, 2025
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Crockett, Jasmine
Texas · Jan 23, 2025
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Hoyle, Val T.
Oregon · Jan 23, 2025
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Titus, Dina
Nevada · Jan 23, 2025
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Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Jan 22, 2025
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Carson, André
Indiana · Jan 22, 2025
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Casar, Greg
Texas · Jan 22, 2025
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Casten, Sean
Illinois · Jan 22, 2025
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Chu, Judy
California · Jan 22, 2025
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Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Jan 22, 2025
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Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jan 22, 2025
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DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Jan 22, 2025
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Dingell, Debbie
Michigan · Jan 22, 2025
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Espaillat, Adriano
New York · Jan 22, 2025
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Fletcher, Lizzie
Texas · Jan 22, 2025
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Garamendi, John
California · Jan 22, 2025
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Garcia, Sylvia R.
Texas · Jan 22, 2025
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García, Jesús G. "Chuy"
Illinois · Jan 22, 2025
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Grijalva, Raúl M.
Arizona · Jan 22, 2025
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Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · Jan 22, 2025
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Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Jan 22, 2025
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Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Jan 22, 2025
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Khanna, Ro
California · Jan 22, 2025
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Lee, Summer L.
Pennsylvania · Jan 22, 2025
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jan 22, 2025
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Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria
New York · Jan 22, 2025
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Pressley, Ayanna
Massachusetts · Jan 22, 2025
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Ramirez, Delia C.
Illinois · Jan 22, 2025
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Jan 22, 2025
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Sherman, Brad
California · Jan 22, 2025
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Takano, Mark
California · Jan 22, 2025
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Tonko, Paul
New York · Jan 22, 2025
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Veasey, Marc A.
Texas · Jan 22, 2025
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Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Jan 22, 2025
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Williams, Nikema
Georgia · Jan 22, 2025
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 610: Close the Medigap Act of 2025. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-610/
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"H.R. 610: Close the Medigap Act of 2025." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-610/.
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H.R. 610, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-610/.
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