Expressing the sense of Congress regarding the enactment of legislation that provides access to comprehensive health care for all Americans.
Latest action · Jun 5, 2006 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Progress
Where this resolution reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried. A concurrent resolution must be agreed to by both chambers, but it is not presented to the President and does not become law.
- IntroducedMay 19, 2006
- Agreed to in HouseNot reached
- Agreed to in SenateNot reached
Summary
Calls for legislation to be enacted by October 1, 2008, to guarantee that every person in the United States is entitled to receive all medically necessary care under a system of care that meets specified requirements, including that: (1) the system provides a single universal standard of excellence in care; (2) such care is affordable to all and there are no financial barriers to needed care; (3) the system provides comprehensive benefits and promotes prevention and early intervention; and (4) the system maximizes consumer choice of health care providers.
Cosponsors 60
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 19, 2006 to Dec 6, 2006, with 56 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MD | Albert Russell Wynn | Original | May 19, 2006 |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Original | May 19, 2006 |
| D-MA | Barney Frank | Original | May 19, 2006 |
| D-MS | Bennie G. Thompson | Original | May 19, 2006 |
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | Original | May 19, 2006 |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Original | May 19, 2006 |
| D-MA | Bill Delahunt | Original | May 19, 2006 |
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | Original | May 19, 2006 |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Original | May 19, 2006 |
| D-MI | Carolyn C. Kilpatrick | Original | May 19, 2006 |
| D-PA | Chaka Fattah | Original | May 19, 2006 |
| D-NY | Charles B. Rangel | Original | May 19, 2006 |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Original | May 19, 2006 |
| D-FL | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Original | May 19, 2006 |
| D-OH | Dennis J. Kucinich | Original | May 19, 2006 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 5, 2006Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- May 19, 2006Introduced in House
- May 19, 2006Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Access to health care
- Commerce
- Comprehensive health care
- Congress
- Consumer education
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government paperwork
- Health
- Health facilities
- Health insurance
- Health insurance continuation
- Legislation
- Long-term care
- Medical economics
- Medical fees
- Medical personnel
- Mental health services
- Patients' rights
- Preventive medicine
- Quality of care
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 19, 2006Introduced in House
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