HR 35 · 118th Congress 2023–2025, ended

Close the Medigap Act of 2023

Introduced Jan 9, 2023 Originated House Sponsor Lloyd Doggett D-TX

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Dec 17, 2024 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. IntroducedJan 9, 2023
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Close the Medigap Act of 2023

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 57

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 9, 2023 to Nov 13, 2024; 34 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-NYAlexandria Ocasio-CortezOriginalJan 9, 2023
D-CABarbara LeeOriginalJan 9, 2023
D-NJBonnie Watson ColemanOriginalJan 9, 2023
D-CABrad ShermanOriginalJan 9, 2023
D-MDDavid J. TroneOriginalJan 9, 2023
D-MIDebbie DingellOriginalJan 9, 2023
D-NVDina TitusOriginalJan 9, 2023
D-PADwight EvansOriginalJan 9, 2023
D-OREarl BlumenauerOriginalJan 9, 2023
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalJan 9, 2023
D-MOEmanuel CleaverOriginalJan 9, 2023
D-TXGreg CasarOriginalJan 9, 2023
D-CTJahana HayesOriginalJan 9, 2023
D-NYJamaal BowmanOriginalJan 9, 2023
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyOriginalJan 9, 2023
D-NYJerrold NadlerOriginalJan 9, 2023
D-ILJesús G. "Chuy" GarcíaOriginalJan 9, 2023
D-CAJohn GaramendiOriginalJan 9, 2023
D-CAJudy ChuOriginalJan 9, 2023
D-CAKatie PorterOriginalJan 9, 2023
D-MDKweisi MfumeOriginalJan 9, 2023
D-OHMarcy KapturOriginalJan 9, 2023
D-CAMark TakanoOriginalJan 9, 2023
D-PAMatt CartwrightOriginalJan 9, 2023
D-CAMike ThompsonOriginalJan 9, 2023
D-GANikema WilliamsOriginalJan 9, 2023
D-NYPaul TonkoOriginalJan 9, 2023
D-WAPramila JayapalOriginalJan 9, 2023
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaOriginalJan 9, 2023
D-CARo KhannaOriginalJan 9, 2023
D-CTRosa L. DeLauroOriginalJan 9, 2023
D-GASanford D. Bishop, Jr.OriginalJan 9, 2023
D-ILSean CastenOriginalJan 9, 2023
D-TNSteve CohenOriginalJan 9, 2023
D-RIDavid N. CicillineJan 12, 2023
D-CAGrace F. NapolitanoJan 12, 2023
D-ILRaja KrishnamoorthiJan 12, 2023
D-FLSheila Cherfilus-McCormickJan 24, 2023
D-ALTerri A. SewellJan 24, 2023
D-GAHenry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.Feb 9, 2023
D-TXLizzie FletcherFeb 9, 2023
D-PASusan WildFeb 9, 2023
D-NVSusie LeeFeb 9, 2023
D-ORAndrea SalinasMar 9, 2023
D-ILDelia C. RamirezMar 9, 2023
D-TXMarc A. VeaseyMar 9, 2023
D-TXSheila Jackson LeeMar 9, 2023
D-TXSylvia R. GarciaMar 9, 2023
D-NJDonald M. Payne, Jr.Jun 14, 2023
D-ORVal T. HoyleJun 14, 2023
D-TXJasmine CrockettJul 11, 2023
D-COJoe NeguseSep 21, 2023
D-MAAyanna PressleyJan 30, 2024
D-NYAdriano EspaillatApr 30, 2024
D-LATroy A. CarterJun 26, 2024
D-CASara JacobsSep 9, 2024
D-INAndré CarsonNov 13, 2024

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 Jan 9, 2023
Health Subcommittee
Referred Jan 9, 2023
HouseWays and Means Committee
Referred Jan 9, 2023
Health Subcommittee
Referred Dec 17, 2024

Actions 4

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Dec 17, 2024Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  2. Jan 9, 2023Introduced in House
  3. Jan 9, 2023Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  4. Jan 9, 2023Referred 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.

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: Clause 1 of Section 8 of Article I of the United States Constitution.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 169, no. 7, January 9, 2023, page H108.

Related bills 1

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

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 4640Close the Medigap Act of 2021Reintroduction ofJul 23, 2021

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 2023

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jan 9, 2023Introduced in House

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