# 116-hr-6906: Health Care Emergency Guarantee Act

116-hr-6906, Health Care Emergency Guarantee Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] (D-WA); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-6906
- Congress: 116
- Title: Health Care Emergency Guarantee Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Introduced: 2020-05-15
- Sponsor: Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] (D-WA)
- Cosponsors: 31
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Health Care Emergency Guarantee Act This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to pay the out-of-pocket expenses of individuals receiving medically-necessary care or services during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic. Specifically, the bill covers the costs for services provided through public or private health insurance and to uninsured individuals, including prescription drugs and care related to COVID-19, beginning on the date of enactment of this bill until a COVID-19 vaccine is widely available to the public. Health insurance plans are prohibited from increasing the cost-sharing requirements of plans while this program is in effect and HHS must report to Congress on the program on a weekly basis.

## Cosponsors (31)

- Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37] (D-CA), 2020-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] (D-OR), 2020-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] (D-OR), 2020-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6] (D-MI), 2020-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13] (D-NY), 2020-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4] (D-IL), 2020-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kennedy, Joseph P., III [D-MA-4] (D-MA), 2020-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] (D-CA), 2020-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] (D-NY), 2020-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2020-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14] (D-NY), 2020-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5] (D-MN), 2020-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] (D-WI), 2020-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7] (D-MA), 2020-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] (D-MD), 2020-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2020-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2020-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] (D-OR), 2020-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] (D-VT), 2020-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] (D-CO), 2020-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] (D-FL), 2020-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2020-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4] (D-CA), 2020-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] (D-RI), 2020-07-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] (D-NY), 2020-07-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2020-09-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] (D-ME), 2020-09-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] (D-IL), 2020-09-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Perlmutter, Ed [D-CO-7] (D-CO), 2020-09-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2020-10-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] (D-WA), 2020-10-23T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 116-hr-8015: Delivering for America Act
- 116-hr-7120: George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020
- 116-hr-6820: Emergency Rental Assistance and Rental Market Stabilization Act of 2020
- 116-hr-2474: Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2019
- 116-hr-2420: National Museum of the American Latino Act
- 116-hr-2382: USPS Fairness Act

## Sources
- [116-hr-6906 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6906)

## Related
- [116-hr-8015: Delivering for America Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8015)
- [116-hr-7120: George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7120)
- [116-hr-6820: Emergency Rental Assistance and Rental Market Stabilization Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-6820)
- [116-hr-2474: Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2019](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2474)
- [116-hr-2420: National Museum of the American Latino Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2420)
- [116-hr-2382: USPS Fairness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2382)
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