HR 3748 · 115th Congress 2017–2019, ended

Medicare Buy-In and Health Care Stabilization Act of 2017

Introduced Sep 12, 2017 Originated House Sponsor Brian Higgins D-NY

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Sep 15, 2017 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.

  1. IntroducedSep 12, 2017
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Medicare Buy-In and Health Care Stabilization Act of 2017

This bill makes a series of changes relating to health insurance options and costs. Among other things, the bill establishes a Medicare buy-in option for individuals aged 50 to 64, requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to negotiate drug prices for Medicare beneficiaries, and establishes an individual market reinsurance fund.

Cosponsors 50

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 12, 2017 to Jul 26, 2018; 34 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-VAA. Donald McEachinOriginalSep 12, 2017
D-CAAlan S. LowenthalOriginalSep 12, 2017
D-INAndré CarsonOriginalSep 12, 2017
D-MNBetty McCollumOriginalSep 12, 2017
D-NHCarol Shea-PorterOriginalSep 12, 2017
D-MEChellie PingreeOriginalSep 12, 2017
D-MNCollin C. PetersonOriginalSep 12, 2017
D-NCDavid E. PriceOriginalSep 12, 2017
D-RIDavid N. CicillineOriginalSep 12, 2017
D-WADenny HeckOriginalSep 12, 2017
D-NVDina TitusOriginalSep 12, 2017
D-COEd PerlmutterOriginalSep 12, 2017
D-CTElizabeth H. EstyOriginalSep 12, 2017
D-CAGrace F. NapolitanoOriginalSep 12, 2017
D-MAJames P. McGovernOriginalSep 12, 2017
D-CAJared HuffmanOriginalSep 12, 2017
D-COJared PolisOriginalSep 12, 2017
D-CTJoe CourtneyOriginalSep 12, 2017
D-CTJohn B. LarsonOriginalSep 12, 2017
D-CAJohn GaramendiOriginalSep 12, 2017
D-MDJohn K. DelaneyOriginalSep 12, 2017
D-OHMarcy KapturOriginalSep 12, 2017
D-ILMike QuigleyOriginalSep 12, 2017
D-NYPaul TonkoOriginalSep 12, 2017
D-VTPeter WelchOriginalSep 12, 2017
D-ILRaja KrishnamoorthiOriginalSep 12, 2017
D-CARo KhannaOriginalSep 12, 2017
D-CTRosa L. DeLauroOriginalSep 12, 2017
D-NVRuben J. KihuenOriginalSep 12, 2017
D-NYSean Patrick MaloneyOriginalSep 12, 2017
D-TNSteve CohenOriginalSep 12, 2017
D-FLTheodore E. DeutchOriginalSep 12, 2017
D-OHTim RyanOriginalSep 12, 2017
D-MAWilliam R. KeatingOriginalSep 12, 2017
D-CAAdam B. SchiffSep 13, 2017
D-CAEric SwalwellSep 13, 2017
D-MIDaniel T. KildeeSep 25, 2017
D-PADwight EvansSep 25, 2017
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonSep 25, 2017
D-NYLouise McIntosh SlaughterSep 25, 2017
D-ORSuzanne BonamiciSep 25, 2017
D-CAZoe LofgrenSep 25, 2017
D-PAMichael F. DoyleSep 28, 2017
D-FLDebbie Wasserman SchultzOct 12, 2017
D-NYJoseph CrowleyOct 12, 2017
D-NYCarolyn B. MaloneyOct 16, 2017
D-TXBeto O'RourkeOct 25, 2017
D-CAPete AguilarNov 14, 2017
D-PABrendan F. BoyleMay 25, 2018
D-WASuzan K. DelBeneJul 26, 2018

Committees 2

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseEnergy and Commerce Committee
Referred Sep 12, 2017
Health Subcommittee
Referred Sep 15, 2017
HouseWays and Means Committee
Referred Sep 12, 2017

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Sep 15, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  2. Sep 12, 2017Introduced in House
  3. Sep 12, 2017Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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 4

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.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
HouseDebate and remarks H7661Brian Higgins D-NYJul 25, 2018
HouseDebate and remarks H5105Brian Higgins D-NYJun 13, 2018
HouseDebate and remarks H22Joe Courtney D-CTJan 9, 2018
HouseDebate and remarks H8154Brian Higgins D-NYOct 25, 2017

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 allows Congress to make all laws ``which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into execution'' any ``other'' powers vested by the Constitution in the Government of the United States.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 163, no. 147, September 12, 2017, page H7314.

Related bills 6

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 41Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2017Related billJan 5, 2017
HR 242Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2017Related billJan 25, 2017
S 1354Individual Health Insurance Marketplace Improvement ActRelated billJun 14, 2017
S 1462Marketplace Certainty ActRelated billJun 28, 2017
HR 3258Marketplace Certainty ActRelated billJul 20, 2017
Show all 6 related bills

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for an option for individuals who are ages 50 to 64 to buy into Medicare, to provide for health insurance market stabilization, and for other purposes.
Short Titles as Introduced
Medicare Buy-In and Health Care Stabilization Act of 2017

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Sep 12, 2017Introduced in House

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