# 117-hr-9655: Medicare for America Act of 2019

117-hr-9655, Medicare for America Act of 2019, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] (D-CT); status Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, the Judiciary, Natural Resources, Education and Labor, and House Administration, 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. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-9655
- Congress: 117
- Title: Medicare for America Act of 2019
- Status: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, the Judiciary, Natural Resources, Education and Labor, and House Administration, 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.
- Introduced: 2022-12-21
- Sponsor: Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] (D-CT)
- Cosponsors: 5
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Medicare for America Act of 2019 [sic] This bill establishes several health insurance programs and otherwise modifies certain requirements relating to health care coverage, costs, and services. In particular, the bill establishes a national health insurance program to be administered by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Among other requirements, the program must (1) cover all U.S. residents; (2) cover specified items and services, including hospital services, prescription drugs, dental services, and home- and community-based long-term care; and (3) be fully implemented in 2026. HHS must also offer a transitional public health option that provides certain minimum coverage through health insurance exchanges in 2024 and 2025. The bill also makes a series of other changes to health care and tax provisions. For example, the bill (1) allows federal funds to be used for abortions; (2) sunsets a specified tax reform law that, among other things, repealed the penalty for failing to maintain minimum essential health coverage; and (3) prohibits excessive prices for prescription drugs and medical devices, as determined by a newly established federal regulatory board.

## Cosponsors (5)

- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2022-12-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37] (D-TX), 2022-12-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18] (D-CA), 2022-12-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2022-12-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5] (D-PA), 2022-12-22T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 117-hr-1842: Harriet Tubman Bicentennial Commemorative Coin Act
- 117-hr-8448: No Tax Breaks for Union Busting (NTBUB) Act
- 117-hr-8297: Ensuring Women’s Right to Reproductive Freedom Act
- 117-hjres-87: Directing the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities in the Republic of Yemen that have not been authorized by Congress.
- 117-hr-7910: Protecting Our Kids Act
- 117-hr-6860: Latonya Reeves Freedom Act of 2022

## Sources
- [117-hr-9655 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/9655)

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- [117-hr-8448: No Tax Breaks for Union Busting (NTBUB) Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-8448)
- [117-hr-8297: Ensuring Women’s Right to Reproductive Freedom Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-8297)
- [117-hjres-87: Directing the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities in the Rep…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hjres-87)
- [117-hr-7910: Protecting Our Kids Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-7910)
- [117-hr-6860: Latonya Reeves Freedom Act of 2022](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-6860)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-9655 (as of 2025-11-18).