Medicare for All Act
Latest action · Apr 26, 2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedApr 25, 2007
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Medicare for All Act - Amends the Social Security Act to add a new title XXII (Medicare for All) under which: (1) each eligible individual is entitled to benefits which include the full range and scope of benefits available under the original fee-for-service program under parts A (Hospital Insurance) and B (Supplementary Medical Insurance) of title XVIII (Medicare), with parity in coverage of mental health benefits, subject to appropriate cost sharing; (2) each enrollee is free to choose his or her own doctor and private health plan; and (3) benefits are similar to or no less than the health benefits coverage under FEHBP (Federal Employees Health Benefits Program).
Establishes the Medicare for All Trust Fund.
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to impose: (1) on the income of every enrolled individual a tax equal to 1.7% of wages received in excess of $25,000; (2) on every employer an excise tax equal to 7% of the wages paid to each enrolled employee; and (3) on the self-employment income of every enrolled individual, a tax equal to the applicable percentage of the self-employment income for such taxable year in excess of $25,000.
Sets forth provisions governing application of this Act to collective bargaining agreements.
Cosponsors 19
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 25, 2007 to Apr 30, 2008; 12 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MD | Albert Russell Wynn | Original | Apr 25, 2007 |
| D-NY | Charles B. Rangel | Original | Apr 25, 2007 |
| D-NY | Edolphus Towns | Original | Apr 25, 2007 |
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | Original | Apr 25, 2007 |
| D-NY | Eliot L. Engel | Original | Apr 25, 2007 |
| D-CA | Fortney Pete Stark | Original | Apr 25, 2007 |
| D-TX | Gene Green | Original | Apr 25, 2007 |
| D-CA | Henry A. Waxman | Original | Apr 25, 2007 |
| D-CA | Hilda L. Solis | Original | Apr 25, 2007 |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Original | Apr 25, 2007 |
| D-PA | Michael F. Doyle | Original | Apr 25, 2007 |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | Original | Apr 25, 2007 |
| D-NY | Brian Higgins | May 1, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Michael R. McNulty | May 1, 2007 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | May 1, 2007 | |
| D-VA | Rick Boucher | May 1, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Bob Filner | May 10, 2007 | |
| D-VT | Peter Welch | Sep 4, 2007 | |
| D-IN | André Carson | Apr 30, 2008 |
Committees 3
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Apr 25, 2007 |
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Apr 25, 2007 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Apr 26, 2007 | |
| House | Oversight and Government Reform Committee | Referred Apr 25, 2007 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 26, 2007Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E871)
- Apr 26, 2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Apr 25, 2007Introduced in House
- Apr 25, 2007Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Oversight and Government Reform, 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.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E871 | John D. Dingell D-MI | Apr 26, 2007 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1218 | Medicare for All Act | Identical bill | Apr 25, 2007 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To provide quality, affordable health care for all Americans.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Medicare for All Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Coinsurance
- Collective bargaining
- Comprehensive health care
- Economics and Public Finance
- Excise tax
- Federal employees
- Finance and Financial Sector
- Government employees' health insurance
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government trust funds
- Health
- Income tax
- Labor and Employment
- Medicare
- Mental health services
- Self-employed
- Social Welfare
- Tax rates
- Taxation
- Wages
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 25, 2007Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
