Close the Medigap Act of 2021
Latest action · Jul 23, 2021 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.
- IntroducedJul 22, 2021
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Close the Medigap Act of 2021
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.)
Cosponsors 49
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 22, 2021 to Oct 28, 2022; 32 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Alan S. Lowenthal | Original | Jul 22, 2021 |
| D-MI | Andy Levin | Original | Jul 22, 2021 |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Original | Jul 22, 2021 |
| D-NJ | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Original | Jul 22, 2021 |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Original | Jul 22, 2021 |
| D-MI | Debbie Dingell | Original | Jul 22, 2021 |
| D-NV | Dina Titus | Original | Jul 22, 2021 |
| D-PA | Dwight Evans | Original | Jul 22, 2021 |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Original | Jul 22, 2021 |
| D-CO | Ed Perlmutter | Original | Jul 22, 2021 |
| D-TX | Eddie Bernice Johnson | Original | Jul 22, 2021 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Jul 22, 2021 |
| D-MO | Emanuel Cleaver | Original | Jul 22, 2021 |
| D-CA | Jackie Speier | Original | Jul 22, 2021 |
| D-CT | Jahana Hayes | Original | Jul 22, 2021 |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Original | Jul 22, 2021 |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | Original | Jul 22, 2021 |
| D-CA | Judy Chu | Original | Jul 22, 2021 |
| D-CA | Katie Porter | Original | Jul 22, 2021 |
| D-MD | Kweisi Mfume | Original | Jul 22, 2021 |
| D-OH | Marcy Kaptur | Original | Jul 22, 2021 |
| D-CA | Mark Takano | Original | Jul 22, 2021 |
| D-PA | Matt Cartwright | Original | Jul 22, 2021 |
| D-CA | Mike Thompson | Original | Jul 22, 2021 |
| D-NY | Paul Tonko | Original | Jul 22, 2021 |
| D-OR | Peter A. DeFazio | Original | Jul 22, 2021 |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Original | Jul 22, 2021 |
| D-CA | Ro Khanna | Original | Jul 22, 2021 |
| D-CT | Rosa L. DeLauro | Original | Jul 22, 2021 |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Original | Jul 22, 2021 |
| D-AL | Terri A. Sewell | Original | Jul 22, 2021 |
| D-NY | Thomas R. Suozzi | Original | Jul 22, 2021 |
| D-TX | Lizzie Fletcher | Nov 16, 2021 | |
| D-NY | Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez | Dec 9, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Brad Sherman | Dec 9, 2021 | |
| D-MD | David J. Trone | Dec 9, 2021 | |
| D-RI | David N. Cicilline | Dec 9, 2021 | |
| D-TX | Filemon Vela | Dec 9, 2021 | |
| D-NY | Jamaal Bowman | Dec 9, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Jerry McNerney | Dec 9, 2021 | |
| D-IL | Jesús G. "Chuy" García | Dec 9, 2021 | |
| D-CA | John Garamendi | Dec 9, 2021 | |
| D-IL | Raja Krishnamoorthi | Dec 9, 2021 | |
| D-AZ | Ruben Gallego | Dec 9, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Feb 3, 2022 | |
| D-WA | Pramila Jayapal | Feb 3, 2022 | |
| D-IL | Sean Casten | Feb 3, 2022 | |
| D-GA | Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | Jul 11, 2022 | |
| D-GA | Nikema Williams | Oct 28, 2022 |
Committees 2
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 Jul 22, 2021 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Jul 22, 2021 | |
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Jul 22, 2021 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Jul 23, 2021 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 23, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Jul 22, 2021Introduced in House
- Jul 22, 2021Referred 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.
- Jul 22, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 167, no. 129, July 22, 2021, page H3845.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 35 | Close the Medigap Act of 2023 | Reintroduced Bill | Dec 17, 2024 |
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 certain reforms with respect to medicare supplemental health insurance policies.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Close the Medigap Act of 2021
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 22, 2021Introduced 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.
