ABC Act
Latest action · Oct 24, 2023 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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.
- IntroducedOct 24, 2023
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Cosponsors 22
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Oct 24, 2023 to Dec 19, 2024; 5 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| I-AZ | Kyrsten Sinema | Original | Oct 24, 2023 |
| D-PA | Robert P. Casey Jr. | Original | Oct 24, 2023 |
| R-WV | Shelley Moore Capito | Original | Oct 24, 2023 |
| R-ME | Susan M. Collins | Original | Oct 24, 2023 |
| R-NC | Thom Tillis | Original | Oct 24, 2023 |
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | Nov 29, 2023 | |
| R-OH | J. D. Vance | Nov 29, 2023 | |
| D-AZ | Mark Kelly | Nov 29, 2023 | |
| R-FL | Rick Scott | Nov 29, 2023 | |
| R-AR | John Boozman | Dec 14, 2023 | |
| D-HI | Mazie K. Hirono | Dec 14, 2023 | |
| R-MS | Cindy Hyde-Smith | Jan 17, 2024 | |
| D-RI | Sheldon Whitehouse | Jan 17, 2024 | |
| D-DE | Christopher A. Coons | Jan 30, 2024 | |
| R-WY | Cynthia M. Lummis | Jan 30, 2024 | |
| R-NE | Pete Ricketts | Feb 8, 2024 | |
| D-CT | Richard Blumenthal | Feb 8, 2024 | |
| R-LA | Bill Cassidy | Apr 23, 2024 | |
| D-CO | John W. Hickenlooper | Apr 23, 2024 | |
| R-AL | Katie Boyd Britt | Jul 31, 2024 | |
| D-OH | Sherrod Brown | Jul 31, 2024 | |
| R-SD | Mike Rounds | Dec 19, 2024 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Finance Committee | Referred Oct 24, 2023 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 24, 2023Introduced in Senate
- Oct 24, 2023Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 118-259 | MEDICARE AND MEDICARE ADVANTAGE: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES WITH ENROLLMENT50 pages | Aging (Special) Committee | Feb 23, 2024 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 8018 | ABC Act | Identical bill | Dec 17, 2024 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to require the Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and the Commissioner of Social Security to review and simplify the processes, procedures, forms, and communications for family caregivers to assist individuals in establishing eligibility for, enrolling in, and maintaining and utilizing coverage and benefits under the Medicare, Medicaid, CHIP, and Social Security programs respectively, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Alleviating Barriers for Caregivers Act
- ABC Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Oct 24, 2023Introduced in Senate
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.
