State Public Option Act
Latest action · Mar 22, 2024 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S2599-2600)
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.
- IntroducedMar 22, 2024
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
State Public Option Act
This bill allows residents who are not already eligible for Medicaid and not concurrently enrolled in other health insurance coverage to buy into a state Medicaid plan beginning January 1, 2025, at the option of the state. State Medicaid programs may set premiums and cost-sharing requirements for such coverage in accordance with specified limitations.
The bill also (1) provides the enhanced Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (i.e., federal matching rate) to every state that expands Medicaid coverage for individuals who are newly eligible under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, regardless of when such expansion takes place; and (2) requires state Medicaid programs to cover comprehensive sexual and reproductive health care services, including abortion services.
Cosponsors 17
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 22, 2024 to May 2, 2024; 16 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | Original | Mar 22, 2024 |
| D-NM | Ben Ray Luján | Original | Mar 22, 2024 |
| D-CT | Christopher Murphy | Original | Mar 22, 2024 |
| D-NJ | Cory A. Booker | Original | Mar 22, 2024 |
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | Original | Mar 22, 2024 |
| D-MA | Elizabeth Warren | Original | Mar 22, 2024 |
| D-RI | Jack Reed | Original | Mar 22, 2024 |
| D-NV | Jacky Rosen | Original | Mar 22, 2024 |
| D-NH | Jeanne Shaheen | Original | Mar 22, 2024 |
| D-OR | Jeff Merkley | Original | Mar 22, 2024 |
| D-NM | Martin Heinrich | Original | Mar 22, 2024 |
| D-HI | Mazie K. Hirono | Original | Mar 22, 2024 |
| D-VT | Peter Welch | Original | Mar 22, 2024 |
| D-CT | Richard Blumenthal | Original | Mar 22, 2024 |
| D-RI | Sheldon Whitehouse | Original | Mar 22, 2024 |
| D-MN | Tina Smith | Original | Mar 22, 2024 |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | May 2, 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 Mar 22, 2024 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 22, 2024Introduced in Senate
- Mar 22, 2024Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S2599-2600)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S2599 | Brian Schatz D-HI | Mar 22, 2024 |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2639 | State Public Option Act | Reintroduction of | Aug 5, 2021 |
| HR 7809 | State Public Option Act | Related bill | Dec 17, 2024 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to establish a State public option through Medicaid to provide Americans with the choice of a high-quality, low-cost health insurance plan.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- State Public Option Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 22, 2024Introduced in Senate
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