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John W Beck, PhD | |
Several bills addressing Universal Healthcare have been introduced in the House and Senate.
These bills are listed below.
The status and voting progress are listed in the right columns.
This represents the progress and accomplishments.
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Bill |
What It Does |
Sponsor |
Introduced |
Committees |
Status |
Voting |
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H.R.6951 |
Medicaid estate recovery reforms (“Stop Unfair Medicaid Recoveries Act”) |
Janice D. Schakowsky |
Jan 6, 2026 |
House Energy & Commerce |
Introduced; referred to committee |
No votes yet (no committee/floor vote recorded) |
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S.3599 |
Establish a public health insurance option (public option framework) |
Sheldon Whitehouse |
Jan 8, 2026 |
Senate HELP |
Introduced; referred to committee |
No votes yet |
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H.R.7023 |
Establish a public health insurance option (public option framework) |
Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL-09) |
Jan 12, 2026 |
House Energy & Commerce |
Introduced; referred to committee |
No votes yet |
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H.R.7164 |
Expand ACA Exchange cost-sharing reductions |
Kim Schrier |
Jan 20, 2026 |
House Energy & Commerce; Ways & Means |
Introduced; referred to committees |
No votes yet |
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H.R.7227 |
Require no cost-sharing for perinatal mental health & SUD services (pregnancy → 1 year postpartum) |
Gwen Moore |
Jan 22, 2026 |
House Energy & Commerce; Education & Workforce; Ways & Means; Oversight & Government Reform |
Introduced; referred to committees |
No votes yet |
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S.3690 |
Remove certain age restrictions on Medicaid eligibility for working adults with disabilities |
Marsha Blackburn |
Jan 27, 2026 |
Senate Finance |
Introduced; referred to committee |
No votes yet |
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S.3698 |
Senate companion on no cost-sharing for perinatal mental health & SUD services |
Jeanne Shaheen |
Jan 27, 2026 |
Senate HELP |
Introduced; referred to committee |
No votes yet |
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S.3714 |
Extend funding for family-to-family health information centers |
Margaret Wood Hassan |
Jan 28, 2026 |
Senate Finance |
Introduced; referred to committee |
No votes yet |
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Bill |
What It Does |
Sponsor |
Committees |
Status |
Voting |
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H.R. 3069 |
Medicare-for-All (single payer) |
Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) |
H-EC, H-WM, H-EW, H-RU, H-OG, H-AS, H-JU |
Introduced; referred |
No recorded votes |
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S. 1506 |
Medicare-for-All (single payer) |
Bernie Sanders (I-VT) |
S-FI |
Introduced; referred |
No recorded votes |
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H.R. 3911 |
“Choose Medicare” / Medicare Part E public plan |
Jimmy Gomez (D-CA) |
H-EC, H-WM, H-EW |
Introduced; referred |
No recorded votes |
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S. 2032 |
“Choose Medicare” / Medicare Part E public plan |
Jeff Merkley (D-OR) |
S-FI |
Introduced; referred |
No recorded votes |
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H.R. 3995 |
State Medicaid “buy-in” public option |
Kim Schrier (D-WA) |
H-EC, H-WM |
Introduced; referred |
No recorded votes |
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S. 2073 |
State public option companion |
Brian Schatz (D-HI) |
S-FI |
Introduced; referred |
No recorded votes |
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H.R. 4406 |
State-based universal healthcare systems (ACA framework/waivers) |
Ro Khanna (D-CA) |
H-EC, H-AS, H-WM, H-OG, H-EW |
Introduced; referred |
No recorded votes |
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S. 2286 |
State-based universal healthcare systems (companion) |
Edward Markey (D-MA) |
S-FI |
Introduced; referred |
No recorded votes |
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H.R. 6147 |
Medicare buy-in for eligible first responders (50–64) |
Greg Landsman (D-OH) |
H-WM, H-EC |
Introduced; referred |
No recorded votes |
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S. 3221 |
Medicare buy-in for eligible first responders (50–64) |
Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) |
S-FI |
Introduced; referred |
No recorded votes |
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H.R. 3080 |
Universal access via equitable tax credits + consumer protections (not single payer) |
Pete Sessions (R-TX) |
H-EC, H-WM, H-EW |
Introduced; referred |
No recorded votes |
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S. 2347 |
“Equal Health Care for All” |
Alex Padilla (D-CA) |
S-HELP |
Introduced; referred |
No recorded votes |